Free Suspect Zero
Genres: CrimeThrillerHor
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Aaron Eckhart, Carrie-Anne Moss, William Mapother, Keith Campbell, Kevin Chamberlin, Julian Reyes
Director(s): E. Elias Merhige
Country: USA
Year: 2004
IMDB Rating: 5.8
When Dallas FBI Agent Thomas Mackelway violates serial killer Raymond Starkeys civil rights during an unorthodox arrest, Starkey goes free and Mackelway is demoted to a remote branch of the agency in Albuquerque. His first day on the job, Mackelway investigates the murder of a traveling salesman Harold Speck, which turns out to be the first of three seemingly random killings. Or perhaps they are not random at all the last to die is Mackelways nemesis, Raymond Starkey. The assignment consumes him. His past mistakes haunt him. His head throbs constantly as he tries to find the link between the victims that will lead him to their killer. The case becomes increasingly gruesome and patently personal. This does not go unnoticed by his unflappable partner Fran Kulok, who knows of Mackelways past and the demons that afflict him. Like Mackelway, she becomes drawn into the labyrinth of chilling clues, all of which point to the enigmatic Benjamin ORyan. ORyan clearly has a connection to the murders, a connection he flaunts quite possibly, he may also harbor a sinister link to Mackelway.
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Visitors Review
douglaswilson (12 May 2013)
It's a very underrated movie
This movie to me lacked only one thing: a substantial advertisingbudget. If it had received one, I think it would have sold a wholeheckuva lot of tickets. I liked it that, while it had to do with serialkillings, it got the enormity of those crimes across in visual but notoverly graphic ways. I liked it that it takes a while to figure outwhat is going on, and then it's a chase, but one with a different kindof tragedy at the end, involving one of the good guys, which wastouching. I liked it that they took remote viewing seriously; the CIAcertainly did! The film's depiction of the process is very accurate,according to the documentary I saw on the process not long ago. Giventhe unusual subject matter, there were almost no implausibilities. Themovie was well cast and acted. Thumbs up!
TinPigeon (12 May 2013)
Not completely original, but still engaging.
While I found the plot to be somewhat recycled, it was enough of adifferent slant to be engaging. It really is just another rendition of"psychic-helps-the-police" plot. But then again, I sort of like BenKingsley anyway. I think he may have been a bit too talented comparedto the rest of the cast, though. And what was probably his skillfulportrayal of the character may have come across as over-acting. We hada bit of a difficult time following the story, as revelations seemed tojump around a bit. Had to do a bit of pause-and-catch-up, but overallthis was a pretty good film. I gave it a good rating, but I'm stillglad I waited for video release.
(04 May 2013)
Celuloid Syntax; Reality Release
Two particular scenes stayed with me after viewing this movie through to the credits, both featuring Ben Kingsley. In the first scene, in a fundamental Christian church, tears were swimming in the actor's eyes as he endured the presence of exalted voices and happy children. In the second scene he was at his desk, enduring a final remote viewing, his left hand flapping rapidly on the table as his right hand sketched portraits of bulls-eyes to locations of horror.It's nearly impossible for most of us to accept the reality of a world in which serial killers rob children from their homes, torture, and kill them. It's even more difficult to immerse onself, emotionally into the details of that reality. Most of us would, in good health, want to avoid coming close to experiencing what a child or his killer would. Emotional survival can waver on retaining a distance from heinous situations.In view of that instinctive need to distance from the severest types of pain, this unique film would have an inherently difficult time capturing viewers. I believe this might be why this film haunts like a wisp of smoke, yet almost seems ineffective as a work of art. After the film clicks down as done, the natural response is to get it out of mind.Yet, given my background in and curiosity about the art of film, I wanted to understand why I felt this movie was excellently done, yet I had connected into it only superficially as it moved across the screen.The essence of this film is to get into the mind of the killer, and indirectly, of the victims. To me, the movie seemed to portray that it's almost more overwhelming to get into the mind of the killer than into the mind of the victim.This movie pushed beyond other psychic "profiler" types of stories. Part of the beyond had to do with the subtly on-target acting performance of the trilogy of main stars. Who could doubt the performance intensity of Kingsley and Eckhart giving variations on themes of the deepest types of manic obsession. Some have disparaged a seeming lack of commitment of emotional investment to the part played by Moss. I do not doubt the validity and subtle brilliance of her presentation, though I can see why astute observers would form that opinion. To me she was true to the character and served as a buffer, a balance to the intensity of the male roles, and I believe she did this in a manner on line with realism as well as artistic finesse. The main word which continues coming to mind, for which I search for a variety of synonyms, is "subtle."When I began working for the Multnomah County Sheriff's office in the 70's, serving in a swing shift as a crime prevention officer, one of my job tasks was to read every burglary, rape, murder, and kidnaping report which came into the office, usually at a rate of several per day. Needless to say the initiation into the details of that world of crime was shocking, and shifted me into an intensely uncomfortable sense of environment as I drove 40 minutes each night after 11 pm from the county borders into the inner city of Portland, OR, to my home in an old, nice neighborhood bordered closely on all sides by some of the highest crime areas of the city.Each evening around 7 pm I read those reports, one-by-one, with each in turn settled in front of my eyes, flat on a grey metal desk, the pages composed of the slick copy paper used in the 70's. The duty police officers' hand-written details of the accounts varied in style, but were set into identical fill-in-the-blank formats. The narrative. The details. The narrative detail was the heart of the report, and it was clear that each detail had been hand written with clarity, a rigid focus taught at the police academy; and the subtle emotional attachment bled through the ink with a control which rendered crisp the line-edges of each letter.It took a few months for me to begin functioning without a tight jitter to my emotions and constant observations of my environment, especially driving home at night.I mention the above personal experience so that you will know that my observations of SUSPECT ZERO do not arrive from the eyes and soul of a person without a certain amount of awareness of the reality of the world of crime, the criminal mind, and valid, intensified attempts to achieve criminal justice. Though married to a deputy sheriff for 8 years, my short career in police work, spanning only a few years through my late 20's, went well beyond what I've described above, but that is enough for the purposes of this review backing up my awareness of the nearly silent scream of the essence of this exquisite film, a silent plea brought to pitch in the tears growing to an ocean of pain in Kingsley's eyes in the church scene, and the nervous flapping of his hand on the desk, which grew steadily more rapid and intense as he sweat "blood" through his final viewing.As a reviewer has clearly indicated, the director's (E. Elias Merhige) commentary at the conclusion of the movie exposes the not quite obvious, underlying perfection of the quiet, sheer, subtle skill which went into the production and finishing of this film. As stated above, I believe that the skill and perfection of this product is less obvious than many of its caliber, due partly at least to the natural and automatic emotional distancing necessary for viewers with remote's in hand.Of course, beyond the artistic excellence, the plotting is brilliant, with its adherence to the title, SUSPECT ZERO; as is the play on seeing through a mirror darkly of a serial killer hunting and executing other serial killers, coming closer and closer to the most heinous of the genre.Other parts of my background came into play in enhancing my ability to see the skeletal foundation of this film's essential effectiveness. In a 5 week, intense training course at Chicago's O'Hare airport as a flight attendant for United Airlines in 1968, trainees were privy to airline studies which gave amazing insight into the psychological gestalt of passengers at the culmination of a no-landing-gear, belly-landing, screeching metal on concrete, or other type of plane crash situation. Reportedly, most passengers go into a type of shock which removes them from their immediate situation. Reported comments reveal the extent of psychological removal, as many of them explore compassion felt for, "...those poor people on that crashed airplane." Passengers in the downed and damaged plane become unequivocally unaware that they are those "poor people."The attendants are taught the necessity of screaming at and hitting some of the passengers to remove the shock barrier and initiate the duty of getting the passengers out of the plane to safety. However, safety is relative if the crash has occurred in an ocean of shark infested waters, due to the fact that sharks are drawn to the concussion of the crash, as rapidly and voraciously as they are to blood seeping into the circular streams of rippling water.Relating this information to the reality of serial killers repeatedly targeting children, the fact blessedly remains that the closer a person gets to the core of physically unavoidable insanity and torture, the more intensely implemented is the rescue of the psyche defense system, the graduated sense of "removal." This seemed to happen to my viewing of in this film, and as stated, I believe this is due to the film's hitting way closer to "home" than most movies exploring the remote viewing theme, rather than any lack in the plotting, directive, or acting technique.Which brings me to another piece of my background which I believe may have elevated my analysis of the excellence of this movie. As a high school English teacher in Portland (prior to my short career in criminal justice), I taught a class called the Language of Film, or Filmic Statement. In this 5 week course, students wrote, designed, and implemented 3 minute films (Super 8 mm with separate but synchronized cassette tapes for sound track) and were allowed a class conclusion of a whole school assembly of an Academy Awards ceremony. In that class the language of film was analyzed, basing from the choice and design of timing, distance, angle, and focus of each short shot (those new to the art are usually surprised that most camera shots are under 10 seconds long). Series of very short shots of varying angles, distances, and framing of subjects are used to direct and produce drama via various intricate techniques initiated from the eye of the camera. Quite a lot goes into the making of a film before and beyond directing actors to "face-the-good-side" to the camera and emote, in accordance to the scene and theme of the plot.If you want to "see" these techniques in play, replay the two scenes I've mentioned and take time to observe how often short (few-seconds-in-length) shots cut, and change angle, direction, and frame-of-focus in a "simple" scene featuring the tearing eyes of Kingsley, or his hand flapping on the desk table. Then, you might replay again, to note the sequence of brevity or length of a series of shots, with longer shots beginning to build tension by becoming shorter and shorter, etc., with variations of that use of timing creating a filmic rhythm rarely noticed under or beyond the emotion created by its dramatic effect.A third scene has been etched into my mind from SUSPECT ZERO. It was the wrestling struggle between Suspect Zero and Eckhart. The fight was subtly effective in being the opposite of what might have been expected. It was not an intensely drawn out battle of kicks, slugs, and slams, but a quiet wrestling, with the muscle-and-bone-bodies of good and evil prone on the ground, entwined like worms or snakes, with the killer subdued rapidly, almost easily, like he had nothing of substance, not even a force of evil.For me, the key of a movie's success is how a drama feels during viewing, and if/how it lingers after the credits have rolled down screen, after the DVD player is abandoned, and reality again becomes the focus as it re-opens its ongoing scenes to the next Walkabout of unknown design. According to the very well done reviews here, the wide screen version of the DVD includes a commentary by the director, .... The used VHS version I saw did not have that commentary.With Respect for Healing Value of Art,Linda G. Shelnutt
(04 May 2013)
Good story, poor movie
You know, if I wrote a nice synopsis of this story, you'd say, jeez that sounds really cool. I'd agree with you there. The story is very interesting indeed. HOWEVER, the movie stinks. It's very poorly executed. The acting is pretty poor. I just don't understand it. Carrie Anne Moss was big in the matrix, and red planet, but since then she just seems to be doing bad b-movies. The dialogue was also poor. The only redeeming quality was that of Ben Kingsly. Holy Cow he did an amazing job at playing the somewhat psycho killer of killers. He was great. But the others were absolute poop. It's too bad. Like I said, the story had real potential, and I've told it to people I know who say it sounds cool. It does sound cool, but the movie falls far short. I kept waiting for it to get better, and halfway into it I almost gave up. If you do manage to try this one, it does get a little better past the mid-point. At least gets interesting enough where you want to find out what happens. Poor movie. Watch it if NOTHING else is available.
villiards (30 April 2013)
Disjointed & disappointing (may contain spoilers)
I'll come right out and say this: I am not a believer in suchparanormal subjects as space aliens, ghosts, Bigfoot, The Loch NessMonster, ESP, and so forth. I haven't read, seen or heard anythingstrong enough to convince me that some woman 2,000 miles away can readmy mind, or that martians are implanting chips in our brains while wesleep. That said, I still enjoy seeing movies based on some of thesemyths and legends as they usually provide for some interesting andsuspenseful/action-packed experiences."Suspect Zero" is supposed to fall into this category ofparanormal-movie-subject matter as it deals with a process called"remote viewing," in which someone trained in this art form goes into atrance and allegedly witnesses events as they occur that may bethousands of miles away, or even witness events that are occurring inthe past or future. While this premise may seem like it would be agreat idea to base a movie around, "Suspect Zero" fails to do so.For much of the first half of the movie, the audience follows TomMackelway, an F.B.I. Agent with a troubled past (We're given clues asto what happened, but the details are sketchy... even when the movietries to make sense of them at the end), from crime scene to crimescene as he tries to link a series of murders together. As we watchMackelway and his partner, we are also introduced at points to BenjaminO'Ryan, a man who (through his psychic powers) seemingly has insight tonot only the murders that Mackleway is investigating, but other crimes,as well. For reasons that are initially unknown, O'Ryan is also fixatedon Mackelway and his investigation, and contacts him via cryptic faxesand letters. And, through it all, we are also exposed to O'Ryan'stheory of Suspect Zero, which states that a serial killer can moveacross the country without getting caught, as long as he has no patternto his crimes.The movie takes many twists and turns as Mackelway tries to make senseof O'Ryan and his involvement in a nation-wide assortment ofkidnapping-murders, all of which appear to be unrelated. All of thismakes Mackelway wonder if O'Ryan isn't the theoretical Suspect Zero,himself.Does all this sound confusing? Trust me, it is. The film jumps aroundin an almost aimless manner as it tries to tie the murders,kidnapping-murders (yes, there is a difference), Mackelway's past,O'Ryan's visions, Suspect Zero, and a couple other loose ends together.Unfortunately, they do a sloppy job of it. The audience is leftconfused and trying to piece together the disjointed parts of the plot.None of this is helped by the fact that its quite hard to relate (oreven really care about) any of the characters on the screen. Mackelwayand O'Ryan are the best developed characters, but even they come acrossas two-dimensional. As for all of the other characters, evenMackelway's partner, Fran Kulock (who seemingly has both an on and offduty relationship of some kind with Mackelway), lacks any real depth.Over-all, I give the people who created this movie credit for tryingsomething different. The basic concept of the film is intriguing."Suspect Zero", however, fails to deliver any real suspense or action,and will probably bore or confuse most audiences. It does (eventually)give the viewer a brief insight into what "remote viewing" is, but thatin itself is not enough to make this movie worth watching.
(30 April 2013)
Boring ...
A stalwart actor like Ben Kingsley is truly wasted in this movie.Sir Ben Kingsley plays the role of a Benjamin O'Ryan, a clairvoyant undercover out-of-service FBI agent who is following a serial killer across the country. En route, Benjamin uncovers other serial killers using clairvoyance and murders them. Sursprisingly, Benjamin leaves a signature (a zero with a stroke) after every murder. This trait confuses the in-service FBI agents Mackelway (Aaron Eckhart) & his partner (Carrie-Anne Moss) to believe that Benjamin is the actual killer on the prowl. The story meanders along slowly and Mackelway eventually (after getting lots of confusing hints from Benjamin) figures out Benjamin is actually leading them to the killer. Visuals of Benjamin getting clairvoyance are dark and disturbing. The graphic images just add to the darkness. All in all a boring fare that will give you a bad taste.I think actors like Ben Kingsley and Carrie-Anne Moss have been wasted in this movie.
ctomvelu (27 April 2013)
Terrific thriller
Terrific little thriller about a disgraced FBI agent on the trail of akiller who may in fact himself be a former FBI agent (shades of MichaelConnelley's DARK WATER!). To say more about this tricky and involvingplot would give too much away. This one is for fans of such flicks asIDENTITY and SEVEN and even THE BONE COLLECTOR. The gore quotient ispretty high, hence the R rating, although the characters and writingare straight out of a juvenile X-FILES episode, with Aaron (THE CORE)Eckhart standing in for Mulder and Carrie (THE MATRIX) Moss for Scully.Unless you know something about the movie in advance, there is no wayyou will be able to figure out what is going on and who is who untilvery near the end. Oscar winner Ben Kingsley is along for the ride asthe mysterious killer, and he practically steals the movie as a mantortured by constant visions of murder. One complaint, and please don'tread any further if you want to be surprised: in an apparentlast-minute script rewrite, Eckhart is given much the same psychicpowers as Kingsley, which sort of makes them brothers under the skin.Guess what? This plot element doesn't go anywhere and frankly gets inthe way of the action. It just doesn't work, and the filmmakers wouldhave done better without it.
(27 April 2013)
Might we be over-socialized and under-transcendentalised?
Emotional, suspenseful, somewhat gory and, unfortunately, subject matter that will probably always be relevant. Crazy rapist/murderer/child abductor - things I cannot even begin to get into. As far as remote viewing is concerned, who knows? Our minds have such untouched capabilities. Its almost indisputable that certain people have what appears to be unnatural insights, but are they really unnatural? Uncovering the source of these discernments would certainly be revelatory. Could it be genetics? How about a God given Spirit driven talent only for the chosen? Maybe we all have the ability, same as walking or talking, but we've been over-socialized and under-transcendentalised.Aaron Ekhart and Carrie-Ann Moss were just OK as two FBI agents/love interests working together, once again, after experiencing problems in another field office. Ekhart definitely had his moments but Moss never did seem to commit to her role, as she usually does.Ben Kingsley, on the other hand, was absolutely brilliant, as usual. I even teared up at the end, empathizing with the pain he felt regarding sticking around in a world where one would continuously perceive the anguish of past brutality. In fact, it might have benefited the storyline, I think, to have examined his character's experiences just a bit further, maybe in a sort of abstract way. Either way, Sir Ben Kingsley rocks in this movie!Just as it is, 'Suspect Zero' is definitely worth a watch.
(25 April 2013)
INTERESTING...
a troubled FBI agent pusues a man that appears to be an insane killer, yet deeper investigation reveals a strange link between the two men-one that will lead them both to the terrifying truth.in my opinion, you can't go wrong with ben kingsley and this movie is no exception, great visuals and a good cast make for an outstanding thriller!DVD includes a 4-part featurette, an alternate ending, and audio commentary.
jantoniou (24 April 2013)
Excellent production design... Compelling story...
Ripe with powerful imagery, "Suspect Zero" is a movie truly to bewatched. Imagery and symbolism are central components of this movie,which pairs a simultaneously composed and tortured Ben Kingsley withthe equally composed and tortured Aaron Eckhart, each playing formerand current FBI agents trying to compose some meaning to the presentfrom the wreckage of the past.They both have similar giftings - they are able to see the future.Kingsley in particular is tortured by his inability to control thisgift.A highly prolific killer is running around the country, picking upchildren - dozens, probably hundreds of children. He tortures thenkills them.We are never quite sure if Kingsley is this killer until close to theend, though the truth is pretty much telegraphed throughout.Eckhart is respectable as the straight-arrow FBI agent who went too farand got knocked down a few pegs in his career. His obsession with thecase parallels Kingsley's and makes for an interesting contrast ofstyles.This movie falls on the side of intense. I admired the productionvalues, which called for hundreds of well-composed charcoal drawings,many of which drive the plot. There is dark, sometimes demonic imagery,though I don't think it's laid on too thick. The visual style remindedme vaguely of "Seven," however no director can quite match Fincher'sunique visual composition and cinematography. All the shots arecarefully composed and the movie never really falters in its editingand pacing.This is a solid 7 stars. The premise was interesting, plot keptengaging and apace by timing, and the acting solid all around.Why not 10 of 10 in the rating? Perhaps because the movie ultimatelydidn't strike me as anything special, even given its relatively A-gradeproduction and acting values. It was interesting, engaging, butultimately didn't seem to amount to much. The story arc seemed to gooff a cliff at the end.Certainly, still, a worthwhile viewing.
(22 April 2013)
Gripping and Suspenseful Thriller.
Suspect Zero is not intended for viewers who want conventional fast-paced and formulaic entertainment. It's sophisticated and twisted plot is quite intense and gripping. This film featured another captivating and scene-chewing performance from Ben Kinsley as a Benjamin O'Ryan, a former FBI speicailist with unique power that allowed him to receive visuals of a crime activity. He's job is called Remote Viewer, and to him the gift has gone from a blessing to curse, because it's draining to be constantly seeing things. Aaron Eckhart(Thomas/FBI Agent) has been trying track down a serial killer, and he's been receiving faxes of drawings of evidents and whereabouts of the crimes from O'Ryan, who was a suspect to the FBI. Carrie-Anne Moss(Fran) is Thomas' partner working on the same case. At first, Thomas thinks the crimes had been committed by O'Ryan, but eventually O'Ryan led him to locate various track marks that proved there was someone else out there. At the same time, he had no idea why O'Ryan wanted to help him all along....Aaron Eckhart gave a good performance, and he had more screen time, but he gets upstaged by Kinsley when they played scenes togther. Carrie-Anne Moss is rather underused here, and there's not enough chemistry between Eckhart and her.
Aaron Martell (22 April 2013)
As the movie plot developed, so did my enjoyment...
This movie started off pretty slowly but if you are of those people whodon't mind waiting for a good ending to a good psychological thriller,this movie is for you! I read a few comments and one said it was "OK"and when I reached the climax of the movie, I said to myself "What theheck?! Only OK?". I was on the edge of my seat for the last 15 minutesof the movie and everything all came together quite nicely. If I wereto compare it to any other movies I would say that this is "Se7en"mixed with a little "Memento" for the twists and turns in a darkthriller-type movie. I don't know if I would watch it again, but thatis solely for the fact that I know what happens and finding out the"truth" was the culminating event that made this movie worth watching.
(22 April 2013)
Very cool serial killer film. If you like CSI and Law and Order, you might like this
This movie was a very big surprise to me when I discoverd it. Ben Kingsley, Aaron Eckhart, and Kerry Anne-Moss all have strong roles and characters in this film. Eckhart plays an FBI agent who got busted down in ranks and starts over in a desk job in the southwest US. He is assigned a case that quickley becomes more than just a missing persons/murder investigation. Through-out the film, Ben Kingsley and him develop a very unique bond that pulls us throug the movie and keeps us on the edge of our seats until the end. All thing are connected, pretty tight storyline. This is a psychological thriller that should please anyfan of movies like Identity, The Jacket, The Woodsman, and The Machinist. Also Fans of CSI and Law and Order may like this too. This film does not have the boundaries of TV ratings, so it is more gruesome. A must see.
(21 April 2013)
One of My Favorites
This is a wonderful and original film. But you have to be able to get into the mindset of the subject. If you just want a cheap thrill , don't bother. This is more for the thinkers and true serial killer movie/book buffs. This is as good as Frailty and The Hannibal Movies. Not cheaper gore like Se7en. I can't recommend it enough.
jimmyolsenblues (21 April 2013)
An 8 , because its a great concept, a serial killer for serial killers
I waited a long time to see this movie. I really fell in love with theconcept. A serial killer that kills serial killers, very original. Inever had a chance to see it in the theater, but I did see it the firstday April 12th that it was available for DVD, the movie was only in thetheater from august 29th to October 17th, what is that 3 weeks??? But Ibroke my ankle on August 18th, I was in no shape to sit through amovie. Well I finally saw it. It could have been better, but I stillgave it an 8. Ben Kingsley is one of the best actors alive right now.Lawerence Olivia and Marlon Brando are gone, you want to see one of thebest actors alive watch everything Ben Kingsely has done and you willappreciate what a great actor he is. This is a very dark movie, not forthe squimish. But I loved it, justice and redemption. It makes youwonder if remote viewing is possible. Even if there is never a realcase of remote viewing the concept is entertaining. Carrie Anne Mossand Harry Lennix both in the Matrix and now suspect zero, I am surethat is not a coincidence. Now if you like Seven, you will like thismovie.
marcus_stokes2000 (20 April 2013)
'You're Welcome, Tom'
*SPOILERS* FBI Agent Thomas Mackelway (Aaron Eckhart) has been put onleave for 6 months, demoted, and reassigned to Albuquerque, because heviolated the civil rights of a serial killer, Raymond Starkey.Starkey was living in Mexico at the time, when Mackelway brought himback to America in the trunk of his car.Now, he gets the case of a murdered salesman, with a mysterious signnear him; a circle with a slash in it, which can be also read as a'zero'.As the bodies begin to multiply, Mackelway must not only investigatethem, but also make sense of the 'visions' he gets at random.When the name 'Benjamin O'Ryan' (Ben Kings , Mackelway finds out thetruth about a mysterious FBI Secret Project, and O'Ryan's theory abouta 'Suspect Zero', a serial killer who abducts and kills every victim ofhis in a different way, so that he can't be caught... but has O'Ryanbecome Suspect Zero? Or is it someone else? I don't know about thecritics, but I have really liked this movie; I don't see it as 'styleover substance', since it gave me a pretty raw feeling, and the styleis actually very functional to the story; it HAS to disorient andconfuse, because that's the only way we can understand what TomMackelway feels and be engaged in the story.As for the acting, sorry Ben, but this movie is totally Aaron's. Thismovie is built on his shoulders, and he gives (as usual, I might add) agreat performance. A promise kept! Nonetheless, we must recognize alsoBen's bravura and especially Carrie Ann Moss'; her character of FBI SAFran Kulok isn't really challenging, but she manages to play it in justthe right way.The directing is appropriate, and it has a tight script; I give'Suspect Zero' a full 8/10.
(18 April 2013)
Intense
This review is from: Suspect Zero (Full Screen Edition) (DVD) I am a fan of both Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley. In this movie they are locked in a frighteningly urgent mind drama. As continues towards its inevitable conclusion, I was drawn in to the intense struggle. This may be a 'small' movie, but there is nothing small about the story line or its execution.
(18 April 2013)
Zak Penn {Avengers} Does It Again
Another weird but great story from the pen of Zak Penn [Avengers, Hulk, X-Men Last Stand]. Directing pacing lagged in spots, and script needed a rewrite to tighten up the ending, but the story is great, if you can stomach the gore of serial killers brought to justice in creative non-judicial ways. Wish there had been a larger role for Carrie-Ann Moss {Matrix}.
Jeff Strain (14 April 2013)
A Great Little Thriller
I live in a town of many multiplexes and this movie is playing on threescreens. That's too bad because this is one of the better movies that Ihave seen this year. Its attributes are it atmosphere and plot twists.The tension and blurring between villain and hero is good. Carrie-AnnMoss's character needed more screen time and their superior needed farless. Everyone loves breasts but not that third one. This seems to be acondition imposed on all Hollywood fare. We must solve a socicalproblem if it means deforming every story reckoned on film. Unique tothis thriller is the art work. One of the killers does great charcoalsand they contribute to the overall creepiness. I don't have summationfor my comments other than: This is a good movie. See it.
merlyrf (14 April 2013)
Even in the same theater, not everyone sees the same movie... SPOILER
Certainly, the photographic effects are unusual, however, they are notfrivolous. Often, what is being seen is not being seen by anyone in thescene but rather through their eyes but in the mind of orion or agentMakelwitz. The plot is unusual; what if you could know every detail,every nuance, every victim, of any ilk of criminal? Would helping lawenforcement be enough to satiate the anguish of seeing every detail,every nuance, and every victim... This is not a bloody or gory movie;it is an eminently suspenseful one and the resolution is far fromobvious. Should one focus on the individual murders or thepseudoscientific, and conspiracy theory plot device, one would miss thepoint entirely. What you see and what you allow yourself to believe isintimately tied to what you know or believe you know. One might alsowonder, if one is able to see what will be, what happens to free will?Watch this film and ask yourself what you saw and then ask someoneelse...the answer might surprise you.... -------spoiler-------For instance, I am certain that no one will be able to say for certainwho shot Orion and what did he see before it happened. One might alsowonder how and when did agent Makelwitz obtain the ability to "see" anddid this drive him to take the trip to Mexico...was there ever a pointwhere he did not have to go? or had he in some sense, already gone?
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