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Genre :

Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

June 01, 2007

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Bruce A. Evans

Starring :

Kevin Costner, William Hurt, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, Jason Lewis, Steve Coulter, Danielle Panabaker, Marg Helgenberger, Matt Schulze

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

4 of 5

“..really fun stuff with some great performances, and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing..”
by David Mercier [Film Judge]
4 of 5

“..exciting, chilling and far from predictable..”
by Stan Urankar [Sun Newspapers]
3 of 4

“..a well-crafted, intricately devised thriller..”
by Bob Strauss [LA Daily News]
3 of 4

“..a tense and engaging thriller..”
by James Berardinelli [Reel Views]
2.5 of 4

“..a goofy and occasionally enjoyable mix of horror, comedy, and action that can't entirely shed its excess narrative flab..”
by Pete Vonder Haar [Film Threat]
3.5 of 4

“..A fascinating and thoroughly unsettling psychological exploration into the mind of a serial killer..”
by Dustin Putman [The Movie Boy]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [NY Daily News]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
Review rate : D+
Reviewed by David Germain [Guide Live]
2 of 4
Reviewed by David Fear [Time Out New York]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Marjorie Baumgarten [The Austin Chronicle]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Garrett Conti [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Cole Haddon [Orlando Weekly]

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