Film2004103 min

Taking Lives

Name: Taking Lives
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2004
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramamysterythrillerdetectivemafia/gangstertried & testedunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"He would kill to be you."

Boxlist takeA smart, weighty crime thriller: dark and familiar. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 1,152 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.

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