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Murder by Numbers
2002
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Murder by Numbers
Positive Reviews
23
Negative reviews
6
Average Rating
3.1
/5
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1.5
Just as intrusive is the inconsistent presentation of Bullocks character.
Austin Chronicle
4.0
Clearly Murder By Numbers wont match the $200m plus gross achieved by Bullocks last producing effort with Castle Rock Entertainment, Miss Congeniality ..
Screen Daily
3.8
Richard and Justin, the high school killers in Murder by Numbers, may not have heard of Leopold and Loeb, or seen Hitchcocks Rope, or studied any of t ..
Rogerebert
3.2
Unfortunately, Bullocks romance with Sam lacked heat to make the romantic part of the story worthwhile.
Sover
3.1
The movie takes this premise and uses every formula trick in the book to surround it with a plot.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
Yet this plot heavy and occasionally wobbly psychological drama is stolen by two standout supporting players.
Usa Today
3.1
Some will not like this film because it doesnt offer easy answers. It doesnt have the usual, pat Hollywood ending.
Lariat
2.5
It thinks it is original and incisive, when really its the same warmed over movie of the week stuff weve been enduring for years.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The result is a bland dramatic thriller thats as instantly forgettable as it is boring.
Screen It
3.0
In short, Murder By Numbers is a watchable thriller that makes for above average Saturday night entertainment, thanks to its intelligent script and de ..
View London
4.0
With so much cleverness on both sides, the film will appeal to audiences more attuned to cerebral and aesthetic pleasures than mere sensationalism.
Film Journal
2.5
If anything, transporting what is essentially the same story to modern times undermines the films attempt to be some kind of indictment of the modern ..
Mountain X
2.5
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
2.8
Unfortunately, what we also realize is that theres going to be no way to avoid finding out what that secret sorrow is in the last act however little w ..
Ew
3.0
In 1924 there was a murder was so shocking that it was called the crime of the century.
Common Sense Media
2.5
Yet a built in lack of suspense keeps the film from fully taking flight.
Sf Gate
2.0
And while Gosling delivers a charismatic, dangerous performance in keeping with his brilliant turn in The Believer, its not enough to rescue the film ..
Bbc
3.1
Forget the misleading title, whats with the unexplained baboon cameo
Slant Magazine
2.5
While Roger Michells film does indeed take a bad detour in its home stretch, it is on the whole a brisk and absorbing morality play.
Mr Brown Movies
3.8
While the film doesnt always surprise with its story developments, some of which can admittedly be telegraphed in advance, it is never anything less t ..
The Movie Boy
1.5
But no she just collapses in tears that seem to come from nowhere.Murder by Numbers wants us to root for Cassie, and instead it makes us wish for her ..
Flickfilosopher
3.1
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
3.5
Movies offer us wildly divergent stories with vivid, close up emotions, and so did the six fimmakers we invited to take part in the Envelope Directors ..
Calendar Live
3.0
Numbers wants to be truly cold and creepy but unfortunately slips into the predictable which is a shame.
Hollywood
3.5
Its not as good as CSI but its still better than it looks in those previews: an entertaining, evenly paced thriller.
Seattle Pi
1.0
Unfortunately, Bullock is on screen so much that theres not much to enjoy.Given yet another politically correct heroine who initiates all the sex and ..
Tony Medley
2.5
At 118 minutes, the running time allows for too much dawdling and not enough legitimate tension.
Cnn
3.1
The movie really tanks in its semi twist finale, which is so hackneyed, hole riddled, predictable and badly blue screened that even Bullocks best perf ..
Spliced Wire
2.5
Among the more serious being the movies clunky story structure, its reliance on clichd characterizations and an almost complete lack of suspense.
Deseret News
4.0
But Bullock is intriguing and allows us to understand what makes Cassie tick.
Urban Cine File
5.0
What is surprising, and what one takes away most deeply and happily from Triumph of Love, is a refreshed admiration for Mira Sorvino.
La Weekly
3.8
Though the story isnt new, the strength of these elements lend it enough mystery muscle to qualify it as a good entry in the genre.
Varia Gate
2.5
However, as the sharp, yet callous jock, Ryan Gosling delivers the most stunning performances.
Ross Anthony
4.0
MURDER BY NUMBERS Rated R Running Time: 2:01 Released 4/19/02 A taut, emotional thriller of the Silence Of The Lambs variety is Murder By Numbers, whi ..
Film Quips Online
2.5
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Freep
2.5
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Movie Eye
3.0
Murder by Numbers isnt a mystery we know whodunit right away the fun of it is in guessing how they did it, if they plan on doing it again, and whether ..
Fantastic A Daily
3.5
I was sorry when I learned that Michaels, the well known childrens hair cutting salon at Madison Avenue and 90th Street, went out of business recently ..
Ny Observer
2.0
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