Taking Lives

  • 2004


MOVIE IS amusing predictable psychological preposterous effective
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33 %
22 % Rotten
$ 65 Million
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Positive Reviews 17
Negative reviews 28
Average Rating 2.2/5
amusing predictable psychological preposterous effective

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2.5
A Silence of the Lambs meets Talented Mr. Ripley knockoff with all the gore and premonitory darkness and none of the intrigue. EW
3.8
Taking Lives is actually an effective thriller, on its modest but stylish level. Rogerebert
1.9
Theres a reason why the poster for Taking Lives is better than the movie itself those lips aint made for talking.
1.0
Producers are hoping theyll find a film that people will go see just because they want to look at HER, regardless of what shes doing.
2.5
Top flight moody French actors imported to play Quebecois detectives. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Taking Lives is an engrossing thriller about a woman warrior who finds herself lost in the darkness during her obsessive pursuit of a serial killer. Spirituality And Practice
1.5
A serial killer tracked by female detective movie so preposterously contrived that by rights it should star Ashley Judd...more likely to evoke snicker .. One Guys Opinion
3.2
Caruso succeeds in giving Taking Lives the necessary dark feel and just enough of a drawn out character development needed for a thinking mans thrille .. Sover
2.5
This multiple twist thriller gets off to a fine, creepy start but eventually becomes too preposterous for its own good. Tv Guide
2.5
Taking Lives is the eleventh Angelina Jolie film Ive seen and the eleventh one to fail on some level or another. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.8
The phrase from the sublime to the ridiculous was made to describe Taking Lives
2.8
Wonderful editing by Anne Coates puts the bow on top of this pretty package which really doesnt have much inside.
1.3
From the opening credits, Lives seems bound to recapture the queasy mood of 1995s Seven. But its too dull to even pull off quease until a notably unpl .. Usa Today
2.2
It all culminates in a final showdown so ludicrous that if I explained it to you in detail, you would laugh and call me a liar. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Another deeply formulaic thriller with high production values and a strong cast slumming their way through an appallingly predictable script. Shadows On The Wall
2.5
Taking Lives serves up one letdown after another a serial disappointment if ever there was one. Cs Monitor
1.5
Caruso sets up an initially intriguing premise, however gruesome, that unfortunately devolves into a welter of aimlessness, too many red herrings and .. Film Journal International ..
2.5
The film does have its strong points, D.J. Carusos stylish direction and the fine Philip Glass score chief among them. Unfortunately, both are undercu .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.3
Taking Lives is actually an effective thriller, on its modest but stylish level. Boston
3.0
A straighforward fun thriller with a climax as jaw droppingly incredible as it is actually surprising. Mountain X
3.0
While not breaking any new ground, director D.J. Carusos movie also doesnt disappoint. Toronto Star
4.5
A better than average crime thriller with one of the most suspenseful capture sequences Ive seen in years. Reel Talk Reviews
1.9
a flat, derivative psycho thriller that suffers badly from having no chemistry between its two leads Q Network
1.5
Jolie is far too good for this tripe but she does give the film its only believable moments, and for the first half, her concentration makes you watch .. Salon
1.5
Caruso is a much more resourceful director than this material deserves, but I resented being two steps ahead of the genius profiler and the genius ser .. Slate
2.5
Sadly, something went awry during the conception and execution of the films final narrative arc. Flim Threet
2.0
Dig deeper than the classy looks and the shovelful of psychological topsoil ... and theres nothing here that hasnt been done before and done better. Bbc
1.5
Most of Taking Lives is a nothing extraordinary, wait until its out on DVD, halfway predictable thriller. Bullz-Eye
2.5
Unfortunately, Taking Lives doesnt add any brilliance to the exhausted spot the serial killer psychological thriller, but get props for a clever endin .. Hollywood
2.8
After skillfully playing with us with numerous possibilities of who the real killer might be, it tips its hand way too early in the story and, after t .. Seattle Pi
0.5
Taking Lives is a foolish thriller full of actors who deserve better. Standard
2.5
Taking Lives plays one of the more interesting gambits in recent cinematic history: by being willfully stupid and obvious for most of its running time .. Groucho Reviews
2.5
Jolie is surprisingly credible as an FBI profiler...if only the plot of this serial killer thriller could have kept up with her in that department. Spliced Wire
3.8
A socio political horror film trapped in the body of a game show hostess. Film Freak Central
2.2
A twist or two will only throw off some but most will be able to solve this crime all too easily. E Online
4.5
A serial killer yarn whose taste and story structure appeals more to mental fascination than to a dependence on baser attractions. Varia Gate
2.5
And the movie, which D.J. Caruso has directed as a collection of sequences that grow in nonsense and luridness, doesnt bring out the psycho schlock ne .. Kansas City
1.0
a plodding, pretentious, and ultimately preposterous riff on the thriller genre Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
We have to be lectured on serial killer mentality by people who clearly dont understand the serial killer mentality. Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
The tense, stylish thriller turns into soft core, slapdash psychodrama. Freep
2.5
Take away a couple of good moments at the beginning and the end, and you have a standard TV crime drama. Movie Metropolis
0.5
The chattering couple seated next to me managed to correctly guess every upcoming development and they were definitely not on a break from a Mensa con .. James Sanford on Film
3.0
It isnt as bad as it could be or as good as it should be I would wait to see this on video. TheMovieChicks.com
1.8
Taking Lives wont kill you, but it will steal precious hours youll never have back. Nicks Chager
1.5
Sadly, nothing in this thriller comes close to the intensity of last years media coverage of star Ethan Hawkes alleged infidelities on location in Mon .. IGN Movies
2.0
Serial thriller starts with a bang, ends with a whimper, and never really moves beyond following its forebears. Net Flix
3.1
Caruso spins a downright wicked thriller so tense its guaranteed to scare you out of your seat at least once. Premiere Magazine
1.3
An unimaginative, protracted gore fest that swipes from David Finchers Seven like a cinematic pickpocket but only comes up with lint. Chicago Tribune
4.5
In the hands of a lesser director, Taking Lives could have been a real disaster. Its trite, contrived, and predictable. And yet, I liked it. Horror
0.5
Normally, says one cop, finding lips that big in Montreal means visiting the local boulangerie and placing two loaves of French bread under your nose. Movie Juice
1.9
Jolie may have those much touted lips, but at this point shes much more in need of better judgment when it comes to reading scripts. Suburban Chicago News
2.5
The best bet might have been to ditch the tedious police procedural and just let the flick turn into the shamelessly jumpy creep fest it was born to b .. Arizona Daily Star
1.3
Jolie is one of those actresses like Ashley Judd who are capable of giving good performances in good movies, but for undisclosed reasons have decided .. Madison
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
2.8
The best Ashley Judd movie Judd has never made... a labyrinthine serial killer thriller that wont win admirers for its intellect, but does have susten .. Entertainment Today
2.5
One of those infuriating films that both invites you to try to figure out the plot and also plays fast and loose with the facts to fudge the details. Boston Herald
1.5
That said, if you have low standards, you might find Taking Lives mildly entertaining. Style Weekly
2.5
What really compromises the impact of Taking Lives is that the surprise about the identity of the madman is a foregone conclusion. Lawrence Journal-World
2.0
Ultimately though, its a decently acted affair that, in striving to charm, glosses over more awkward questions to deliver its tidin benign version of .. The List
0.5
Taking Lives is bad, Ashley Judd bad, so bad its mostly an unwatchable mess but also so bad its almost good.
2.5
A production which would rather scare its audience with gore than reel it in via a gripping whodunit. Town Topics
3.0
Elegant, good looking and well performed, D.J. Carusos psycho thriller is an enthralling and engaging drama that works well thanks mostly to its sexy ..



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