A marksman strikes on New Year's Eve, killing almost thirty people, on the case is FBI Agent Landmark, who gives a chance to intelligent, but troubled Police Officer Eleanor.
This is a Thriller with a bit of depth, and one that will definitely hold your interest, it doesn't exactly cover any new ground, or give us anything that hasn't been done before, but when I compare this to the batch of recent thrillers that I've seen recently, this one offers a bit more.
The final showdown was a particularly good scene, a good old fashioned scene of the good guy taking on the bad one, the age old hunt for a moral code.
Maybe the scenes inside the abattoir were a little unexpected and graphic, they'll be too much for some viewers.
I've seen Shailene Woodley in a few things, and for me this is the best of her, I thought she was excellent as. I thought Ralph Ineson was terrific.
It's not groundbreaking, but it's a decent watch.
7/10.
To Catch a Killer
2023
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
To Catch a Killer
2023
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
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· 73 reviews
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6.6/10
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Plot summary
Baltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator to help profile and track down a mass murderer.
July 17, 2023 at 05:48 PM
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Surprisingly better than I expected it to be.
Surprise! Killer Acting.
Shailene Woodley has never stood out, (to me), in any particularly noteworthy way as an actor. Actually, that sounds a lot harsher than intended. In more courteous terminology, she has always executed her roles well, but never enough in my estimation, to count as an actor who I would deliberately look forward to seeing in films - until now.
In "To Catch A Killer" she delivers such a strong and believable performance as a precarious beat officer, that she practically steals the spotlight. Here, I have to draw your attention to the word "practically", because in this film, Woodley is paired with Ben Mendelsohn who also delivers such a successfully rich, compelling and powerful depiction of an aging and enervated senior FBI detective, that it is difficult to tell who outdoes the other with and within the efficacy of their roles. To me, they kind of throw the torch (or baton) of excellence to one another, scene by scene.
As if the near-perfect delivery and chemistry of the leads was not enough, despite some of the token villainous characters and scenarios being a bit over-the-top, the acting by most everyone else was also above-average. This is especially true of Ralph Ineson, who was simply, low-key great.
My biggest and mostly only complaint upon first-viewing, was that a little over 3/4's of the way through, the film kind of changes direction a bit, which made the ending feel uneven and somewhat unfulfilling. In RETROSPECT, however, I think that the way it took somewhat of a shift might be the best thing they could have done with it. Had they gone in any other direction, it would be much too easy to chalk this up as a film which ended in a predictable or 'done before' manner.
As it is, To Catch a Killer ended the way it began: as a solid, stand-alone feature that was immersive, tense and thought-provoking through and through.
7.8/10.
'To Catch A Killer' is an odd film. It starts out very interesting and then it loses momentum. However, it later delivers an incredible 3rd act! Script had so much potential, could've been excellent if it wasn't for a 25 min of on the nose social commentary. Enjoyable watch. 6/10
Thank you FREEMAN
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@bloodyjim - HOLLYWOOD IS NOT FORCING ANY BRAINLESS CLOWN TO WATCH ANYTHING. IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T WANNA BE PART OF THE SOCIETY, STAY ON YOUR COUCH. REAL CONSERVATIVES PAY FOR MOVIES.
Pretty good movie. Especially I feel with the "bad guy". That sense of not belonging anywhere in this world, not knowing how to live in this civilization, that really hit me. Unlike hum, I would never kill anyone because of it, but I could understand him when he had his little monologue at the end. Not your typical Hollywood stuff.
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xgezzax, woke just means aware. It's not something to be afraid of. Stop living in fear. FoxNews isn't doing you any favors.
nice clear picture well filmed believable cgi good story top actress and actor..why they wrote him in as gay idk I suppose its this normal woke way of the world thing
Good Movie!
Chinese/Korean movie: the part of the movie I remember is a newly transferred or recruited detectives were assigned to escort a mob gang for a court trial. On their way, they were interrupted by a gangs who appeared to kidnapped the mob boss. Some of them ascended by a robe from an overhead bridge shooting the police escorts and the detectives. some the actions happened between two females one from the detective side and another from the mob gangs side in between shipping containers
its a good movie
Szifron es lo más grande que hay.
Good start, bad end.
More progressive bs, Every box ticked as hollywood tries to force us to except the abnormal as normal. & if some in the comments dont like conservative views here,boo hoo.
Since huds0nkane's comm*ent seems to have been deleted (how path*tic is that), let me echo his impressions: it started out okay-ish (if you can get over the idea that the lead detective on the case would employ some nobody to help him solve such a high profile case lol, not to mention the hilariously high b0dy c0unt in this movie) but the st*pid hol1y*w0ke priv1liged mor*0ns (who actually belive we're going to entertain being lectured by them) just couldn't resist ruining it all with their shi*ty w0ke polit1cs (that dinner scene was cr1nge as f*ck & big lol at presenting rac*sts/suprem*cists as any kind of huge thr*at in the US or anywhere else for that matter) and the whole thing went downhill pretty fast - not just because of w0ke gar*bage, the writing as a whole was average at best.
@Tinchek - look yourself in the mirror lately ? Get a life...
I like that they started to include a subs file in the download. Thanks!
A top-notch old-school procedural.
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Hate it, full of spoilers.It's like a perfect trailer, makes you intrigued while keeping you entirely in the dark.
Thanks!
@xaqtr we will annihilate your ideology
Thanks!
aguante Szifron yankees caretas, acepten su realidad
@hudsonkane. I can't help but feel sorry for you. It must be terrible going through life hating everything, I hope you are better soon.
@hudsonkane you have a so many problem don't DL lmao
This looks good
Tremendo thriller! viva Szifron
OMG!!! Thanks!!!
THANKS !!!