Well I should have known better! After seeing the previews of this movie I thought “FINALLY… a Keanu Reeves movie I might actually LIKE!” (in the preview, he doesn’t talk much, does he?… THAT helps!) Alas, it was not to be! Poor James Spader’s efforts (he’s VERY good in his role) are overshadowed by Reeves and his by-now trademark deadpan, lifeless, in a total monotone delivery and character-free performance. The film descends in total stupidity in a scene where the ‘killer’ (just 2 murders in a whole movie!) meets the detective on the latter’s lover’s grave and… offers him a beer!!! What a bad actor… IF you could call him that! Why didn’t they get Jack Nicholson, Nicolas Cage, James Woods or even Michael Keaton to play the killer? Why would anyone THINK that Reeves is convincing in ANY role? As for Marisa Tomei, she is hopelessly and criminally under-used and anyone could have played her character. My advice? Don’t waste time and money on this. It starts promising enough and the first murder is pretty well-worked out, but then the movie runs out of steam and ideas in a disappointing final scenario. Don’t say you weren’t warned!

Released: 2000

Starring: James Spader, Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei, Ernie Hudson

Directed by: Joe Charbanic

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