A lackluster climax pulls down this thriller Cast: Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn, Jovan Adepo, Ralph Ineson, Rosemary Dunsmore Rating...
A lackluster climax pulls down this thriller
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn, Jovan
Adepo, Ralph Ineson, Rosemary Dunsmore
Rating: 3/5
Damián Szifron's newest feature is a mixed bag of some thrills and some dumb decisions. While most of the film is quite thrilling and will keep you on the edge of your seat, the last 20 minutes or so spoil the film completely with its bizarre change of tone and pace.
The film starts with a mass murder which the
police have no clue as to who did it. A blast in a building follows. A talented
young but troubled police officer of the Baltimore Police Department Eleanor
(Shailene Woolley) is recruited by the Chief investigator of the FBI, Lanmark (Ben
Mendelssohn) to help track down the sniper killer involved in several mass
massacres. Because of her own psyche, the department feels that Eleanor may be
the only person who can understand the mind of the killer’s own tortured psyche
and bring him to book.
Szifron flaunts his directorial skills with an
average screenplay where the characters are not fleshed out that much. The performances
are very good all around, with Shailene Woodley and Ben Mendelsohn giving it
their all. The cinematography adds to the film with its weird angles that work
great.
To Catch a Killer is an edge-of-the-seat
thriller till the last 20 minutes or so.
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