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Taking Lives
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke,
Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez |
| MPAA Rated: |
R |
| Released By: |
Warner Bros. |
| Web Site: |
www.takinglives.com |
| Kiddie Movie: |
It's R for many reason, namely sex and violence and
pictures of gruesome bodies. |
| Date Movie: |
She might get
scared and grab your arm, or you might get scared and grab her
arm. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Ethan and Angelina
get it on. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Yup. |
| Action: |
Some chase scenes. |
| Laughs: |
A chuckle here and
there. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
The ending. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Nothing stands
out. |
| Directed By: |
D.J. Caruso |
| Produced By: |
Mark Canton,
Bernie Goldman |
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Taking Lives
A Movie Review |
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I saw nearly every twist and turn coming in "Taking
Lives," except one, and in the end it was the main one. I’m so
disappointed in myself.This review will be quick because if I write
too much I’ll probably give away most of the things that are supposed
to surprise you as you watch "Taking Lives," but if you have any
movie-going history, things are pretty much spelled out from the
beginning as to who the killer is. Anyway, Angelina Jolie is Illeana.
She’s an FBI psycho detective who has a knack for solving weird cases.
She’s called up to the Great White North, well, Canada, to help an old
friend solve a murder. Paquette (Olivier Martinez) isn’t happy about
this because he feels he can solve the murder on his own. Enter Costa
(Ethan Hawke). He was picked up by the cops because he was at the
murder scene where he says he saw the killer smash the dead dude with
a rock and was trying to save the life of the dying guy. He supplies
the cops with a sketch of the dude he saw, and now Hart (Kiefer
Sutherland) is the main suspect. While the search is on for Hart,
Costa and Illeana start to have feelings for each other, and Illeana
is worried her work might be tainted by her feelings for Costa.
Pretty much that’s the basis for the story. Now you get your
typical "who really is the killer?" fare, how did he do it, and what
in his childhood caused him to be like this, and pretty much each
answer is obvious, only the ending tricked me, but thinking back, I
should have saw that coming too.
So is "Taking Lives" any good? It’s alright, I was entertained, but
really it doesn’t take much thought to get through it. Angelina Jolie
is okay in the role as the slightly twisted detective, and she still
looks hot. Ethan Hawke is good as Costa, and Olivier Martinez is
alright as the disgruntled detective. If you’re looking for an
entertaining movie, this one is okay, so I suppose we’ll just leave it
at 2 ½ stars out of 5. It did trick me, so I guess it has that going
for it.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
