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Certificate: R
Running Time: 97 mins
Retail Price: $26.98
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Synopsis:
Keanu Reeves ignites this action-packed, "superbly crafted thriller that zooms along like a sinister video game of hunter and prey!" (Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper And The Movies)

After years of pursuing psychotic killers in Los Angeles, FBI agent Joel Campbell (James Spader) wants out. And now his nemesis, serial killer David Allen Griffin (Reeves), has tracked him all the way to Chicago just to torment him. Before each murder, Griffin sends Campbell a photograph of his intended victim and dares him to find her before he strikes again. Now, with every tick of the clock, and amidst pulse-pounding action, this stone-cold killer turns up the heat.

Co-starring Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei, this game of cat and mouse will have you gasping for breath from its first terrifying frame until its final explosive conclusion!

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Production Notes with Information on the Making Of The Film and the Story That Influenced It
Cast and Filmmakers Biographies and Film Highlights
Theatrical Trailer
DVD-ROM Features:
Animated Screen Savers with Sound
Thematic Wallpapers
Access To Exciting Interactive Weblinks

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French

Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English

Directed By:
Jeff Jensen
Joe Charbanic

Written By:



Starring:
Robert Cicchini
Chris Ellis
Ernie Hudson
Keanu Reeves
Marisa Tomei
James Spader

Casting By:
Carmen Tetzlaff
Mary Jo Slater
Jane Alderman

Soundtrack By:
Marco Beltrami

Director of Photography:
Michael Chapman

Editor:
Richard Nord

Costume Designer:
Jay Hurley

Production Designer:
Brian Eatwell
Maria Rebman Caso

Producer:
Jeff Rice
Steven T Puri
Elliott Lewitt
Jeremy Lappen
David Elliot
Christopher Eberts
Brian Benson

Executive Producer:
Paul Pompian
Clark Peterson
Nile Niami
John D. Crededio
Patrick D. Choi

Distributor:
Universal Pictures

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6 / 10
A typical serial-killer thriller. A bad one as well. The only thing that stands out in this movie is Reeves` horrible acting.
The video transfer is ok. Some scenes are rendered as if they are seen through the killer`s eyes, thus the picture is pretty much grainy. There aren`t, however, any compression signs.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is ok as well. The chase scenes naturally utilize the surrounds and the dialog is always centered and understandable.
The menus are static and are accompanied by a creepy score.
The extras include some production notes. Nothing else.
Bottom line - forget about it, it`s not worth the 97 minutes of your time.
posted by Zvi Josef on 25/2/2001 19:18