Untraceable

  • 2008


MOVIE IS unpleasant credibly original interesting ethical
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27 %
16 % Rotten
$ 52 Million
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Positive Reviews 22
Negative reviews 56
Average Rating 2.0/5
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2.0
Lane skillfully sells the tech heavy script. But after a much too early reveal of the murderers identity, the low battery signal starts to flash on th .. EW
3.8
Untraceable is a horrifying thriller, smart and tightly told, and merciless. Rogerebert
4.5
Tellingly, however, Lichtenstein opts out of showing Dawns brave new snatch, although plenty of severed male members litter the screen. Austin Chronicle
4.5
The less engaging Earth vs. the Flying Saucers especially benefits from the new process, making the revamped incarnation actually better than the orig .. Austin Chronicle
1.7
Such finger pointing might just might come off a little more credibly if it werent interspersed with shots of bubbling skin, necrotising wounds and wa .. Time Out
1.3
The villain may be Untraceable, but its easy to pin down the influences of Gregory Hoblits serial killer snoozer.
0.5
As Untraceable descends into the progressively more perverted territory, it begins to practice the very hypocrisy it condemns in its audience, engagin ..
1.0
This tepid, borderline offensive cyber serial killer thriller takes what feels like ages to rehash both better and worse examples of the current, vapi ..
1.5
When you give it a moments thought, its sort of a coincidence hes right there in Portland. Rogerebert
3.0
Thats right, Hollywood has finally made a film centered on agony that even a grandmother could love. E Film Critic
1.0
Untraceable is a thriller about computers that was probably written by one. E Film Critic
1.0
It appears to have been designed to appeal only to those who will sit through even the most ploddingly paced and gruesomely icky police procedurals,ha .. E Film Critic
0.0
As plain awful as Untraceable is, possibly the worst thing about it is that it pretends to mean something. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
A competent suspenser, helped by the always dependable Diane Lane, but it suffers by following the modern thriller playbook to the letter.
3.1
Untraceable essentially forces its audience to identify with those who would be willing accomplices to torture and murder. Ny Daily News
3.0
Police procedural meets torture porn...sleazy and absurd rather than clever and surprising. One Guys Opinion
1.5
Untraceable hasnt the brains of a class act psychothriller like Silence of the Lambs, and lacks the balls to juice up the trashy verve of the Saw seri .. Village Voice
2.5
Untraceable engenders a reaction that is one part fascination, one part disappointment, and two parts frustration. ReelViews
2.5
In case you didnt catch it, the moral is that each time we indulge our inner voyeur by visiting macabre websites or tuning into salacious tabloid news .. Tv Guide
3.1
A great idea for a horror movie, Untraceable taps directly into the consciousness of America today... yet its execution is rushed. Combust Ible Celluloid
1.9
Her character proves that you dont have to be twentysomething to be tough and gritty, and outsmart a young killer. Usa Today
3.1
...a generic, garden variety thriller thats almost entirely lacking in genuine thrills or surprises... Reel Film Reviews
2.0
The movie equivalent of a clueless old person ranting about the Internet. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The movie flirts with snuff film torture porn, then has the cast iron nerve to segue into preachy tut tutting about what a society of voyeurs we are. News Review
2.0
The problem with Hollywood films condemning the public appetite for torture is that they frequently pander to it, and this is a very lurid and unsavou .. Independent
2.5
Even though this film strains to be another Silence of the Lambs (tormented heroine chases nasty killer), its still oddly involving. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Enjoyable thriller, enlivened by a decent script, impressive direction and strong performances from Diane Lane and Colin Hanks. View London
1.3
The movie chides us for being a sick voyeuristic society, hungry for the sight of violence. The purity of this moral stance is somewhat clouded by the .. New York Post
1.5
The film delivers a tight cat and mouse thriller sullied by or seasoned with (depending on ones taste for such things) elaborate acts of torture. Film Journal International ..
1.9
Untraceable Unappetizing is more like it or perhaps unrealistic, unconvincing and/or unexciting. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
With no suspense, no surprises and no rush, its just soft core torture porn. Internet Reviews
1.5
Theres a good movie to be made about the power of the virtual mob, the ethical consequences of participating in it, the costs of free will. But Untrac .. Az Central
1.9
Hoblit and veteran cinematographer Anastas Michos try to darken the proceedings by giving us nocturnal characters and Portland at its grayest. But its .. Boston
1.0
What does this leave us with An unpleasant exercise in torture porn litea Hostel picture for folks who wouldnt be caught dead watching Hostel. Mountain X
1.5
The original working title of this flick was Streaming Evil, which has precisely the right amount of built in schlock for the tedious bit of horror ex ..
2.5
Untraceable demonstrates, once again, how unnecessary it is for audiences actually to understand technical jargon. Toronto Star
3.0
What begins as an interesting techno thriller about the Internet dangerous effects escalates into a generic serial killer horror, ending on a false, p .. Emanuellevy
1.5
Some day, a thought out cyberkiller movie is bound to come along. Wait, for Untraceableis not it. Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
While certainly compelling in terms of drawing you into the story, Untraceable has a number of nagging narrative flaws. Q Network
0.5
a... po faced affair, pretending to be above all the sensationalism and depravity that it exploits, as though Hoblit and co. are somehow themselves im .. Eye For Film
1.5
What is ultimately more disturbing than the premise itself is the way director Gregory Hoblit injects a sensational voyeuristic element to the proceed ..
2.0
If I can forgive Lane for dating uber douchebag Jon Bon Jovi, marrying Christopher Highlander 2 Lambert, and making Must Love Dogs, I can forgive her .. Flim Threet
2.0
Feels as if its been patched together using auto fill screenwriting software. Bbc
2.5
A run of the mill thriller that lacks the substance to be anything more than forgettable. The Movie Boy
1.5
Untraceables hypocrisy would be maddening if everything else about the movie werent already 10 times stupider and more infuriating. Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
Its a jungle in there! sighs Hanks as he counts the millions visiting the movies kill view website. But for all its scaremongering, Untraceable is bes .. Total Film
3.1
Untraceable mostly delivers the chills, despite its conventionalities. Hollywood
2.0
This might be by design; after all, the movie is about Internet creepiness, but that doesnt quite justify the hour and a half anyone might spend watch .. Seattle Pi
1.3
Seriously, I dont have time for this. In point of fact, neither should audiences. This movie is a piece of recycled garbage and is a waste Lanes, and .. Movie Freak
2.8
A blatantly derivative serial killer thriller that proceeds to tick off every single clich of the genre ... has nothing to offer beyond what weve alre ..
2.0
This silly cyber thriller dies a quick death, whether or not you log on. E Online
3.0
In keeping with the title, this Silence Of The Lambs wannabe contains not a trace of originality, but should appeal to those who like their thrillers .. Mirror
2.0
We, the real life audience, are as sick as the movies fictional viral audience if we reward the studio behind Untraceable with our dollars. Cleve Land
1.5
Creepy, suspenseful cyber thriller about downloading death, hacker homicide, and a baby faced computer geek wielding a mouse as a deadly weapon. News Blaze
1.3
Is it really ethical for a film to warn of the irresistible appeal of online snuff films while it simultaneously indulges, practically pornographicall .. News Blaze
3.0
Director Gregory Hoblit has crafted a career directing solid thrillers, and Untraceable is no exception. Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
Just a bland crime movie that puts too much faith in an overbaked concept. Antagony & Ecstasy
1.9
Just as you are starting to think, Hey, this isnt so bad, Untraceable takes a dive off the cliff even the Russian judge will give a perfect score to Waffle Movies
2.0
While certain aspects are comparable to great suspense films like Seven and The Vanishing, the underlying ethical lessons in the film pluck the thrill .. Hollywood Chicago
3.0
On the surface the film is a solid thriller, but theres more thought here than in the average serial killer flick. Entertainment Times Online ..
3.0
This new variation on the theme isnt bad, in a gruesome and horrible way, and features a strong performance from Diane Lane as an FBI agent. Film Guardian
3.1
Untraceable often seems to go out of its way to tip off whats coming, so that its hard to tell whether the films writers are lazy, clumsy or just pain .. Mercury News
1.5
This joyless thriller runs the gamut from unconscionable through unwatchable to unendurable. Its also unfathomable that two talented people, Diane Lan .. Wsj
1.5
By now the hypocrisy of simultaneously condemning and exploiting the audiences sadism has become so commonplace in American movies it hardly seems not .. Chicago Reader
2.5
Very enjoyable as a race against time thriller and Lane is great as the weary but determined lead. Its just a shame that Untraceables message is deliv .. Film4
2.0
Even director Gregory Hoblit couldnt transform Untraceable from a mediocre horror movie into a compelling thriller. Review Express
1.5
...the picture is grimly unpleasant, and the formulaic conclusion subverts whatever earnest intentions were present at the beginning. M Tv
3.1
While Untraceable is an amiable enough way to kill two hours, it never gels into the kind of movie that would make me run out and start endorsing it t .. Aisle Seat
1.5
Takes the two most cliched types of serial killer movie and tries to fuse them together to create a spark of something original it doesnt work Dark Horizons
1.5
Untraceable could have been a much more interesting film if it had simply stayed closer to its wonkish, Internet flavored thriller roots. IGN Movies
2.0
2008 gets its first installment of torture porn with a predictable thriller that blames a bloodthirsty public and big media for fostering an atmospher .. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
2.5
Assumes that the country is full of perverted, bloodthirsty sketchballs without actually wondering who these people are. Metromix.com
1.0
Its all a commentary on contemporary societys computer driven fascination with humanitys dark side. Ear Of Newt
2.0
Boring, hypocritical, and didactic, Untraceable is an exercise in tut tutting the audience for being curious about the very stuff the film traffics in .. Reel Times: Reflections on ..
1.5
The au courant, set piece heavy script is skilled enough and the characterization are competent, but still Untraceable feels hollow. Horror
2.0
Untraceable will have steam for a little while and then it is just going to die down and become the $5.99 movie at Walmart.
3.1
Untraceable is prototype Internet conspiracy drivel, with a hackneyed plot years too late and a simple premise of good cops and innocents against sick .. Apollo Guide
1.9
For all the would be with it cyber/techno speak, strip that all away, and Gregory Hoblits film is completely stale and cliched thriller nonsense. The Movie Report
1.0
he honkingly stupid script is the kind that inspires Mystery Science Theater call and response. MSNBC
0.5
I wouldnt spend my hard earned money on something that insults my intelligence this much. 3 Black Chicks
2.0
A serviceable, hypocritical thriller that would have been an utter bore fest if not for Diane Lane. Edge Boston
2.5
More concerned about coming up with graphic death scenes than anything else. Mark Reviews Movies Tripod ..
1.5
The movies run of the mill stuff fairly entertaining but not particularly inventive with the standard twists and turns. Yet another film featuring a c .. Knight At The Movies
2.5
Part of the problem with Untraceable is the identity of the killer behind the Web site is revealed way too early, thus taking most of the mystery out .. Wd Times
2.5
Wow, can that Diane Lane work a wireless mouse. And she typed that Control ALT Delete with such authority! Oh, my what was that she minimized a window .. Arizona Daily Star
2.5
What amounts to being a solid thriller collapses into an absurd potboiler as though the scriptwriters ran out of ideas. Houston Community Newspape ..
3.5
If you arent a fan of scary thrillers, youre going to want to give this one a wide berth. But if youre aching for your next dose of suspense drama adr .. Reelz Channel
1.5
Untraceable is nothing more than a paint by numbers suspense thriller undeserving of your mental bandwidth. Colorado Springs Gazette
4.5
Pokes fun of a particularly dark hue at those emotionally stunted netheads who are enjoying a Second Life when they havent even had a first one. Sky Cinema
1.5
As a cyber cop for the FBI, single widower Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) trolls the oceans of interweb for net illegalities. Killer Movies
1.5
Its a tame version of Saw, aimed at middle aged America, with the same lack of brains and appeal.



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