A socio-political horror film trapped in the body of a game show hostess.
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03/17/04
Taking Lives (2004)
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Reviews Counted:152
Fresh:35
Rotten:117
Average Rating:4.6/10
Consensus: A stylish, but predictable thriller where the only thrills are offered by the sensuous Angelina Jolie.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A top FBI profiler, Special Agent Illeana Scott (Academy Award-winner ANGELINA JOLIE) doesn't rely on traditional crime-solving techniques to unravel the mysteries of a murderous mind. Her... [More]
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez
Director: D.J. Caruso
Reviews for Taking Lives
It's beginning to seem as though large breasts and a willingness to flaunt them are the only attributes that separate Ms. Jolie from, say, Cuba Gooding Jr.
03/17/04
A straighforward 'fun' thriller with a climax as jaw-droppingly incredible as it is actually surprising.
03/17/04
A Silence of the Lambs – meets – Talented Mr. Ripley knockoff with all the gore and premonitory 'darkness' and none of the intrigue.
03/17/04
Voids a lot of good will with a cheesy ending.
03/16/04
A serial killer yarn whose taste and story structure appeals more to mental fascination than to a dependence on baser attractions.
03/16/04
A needlessly sloppy thriller, [it's] nauseatingly predictable.
03/16/04
Use the title as a warning- Taking Lives takes hours of your life you can’t get back.
03/16/04
El único momento en que la audiencia aplaudió fue cuando se muestran los pechos desnudos de la Jolie...
03/16/04
A better-than-average crime thriller with one of the most suspenseful capture sequences I've seen in years.
03/16/04
First-rate production values and Angelina Jolie cannot overcome threadbare material.
03/16/04
Top CriticSuspenseful, nail-biting thriller with not enough Olivier Martinez
03/16/04
If the Naqoyqatsi-lite score by Philip Glass doesn't exactly make sense of the film's sketchy identity politics, it does complement its utter ridiculousness.
03/16/04
A serial-killer-tracked-by-female-detective movie so preposterously contrived that by rights it should star Ashley Judd...more likely to evoke snickers than gasps.
03/16/04
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.
03/16/04
a plodding, pretentious, and ultimately preposterous riff on the thriller genre
03/15/04
Yet another boring exercise in the wake of Silence of the Lambs and Seven that preys on America’s infatuation with serial killers and bodily desecration.
03/15/04
If Taking Lives is the best script Angelina Jolie can find, then she might as well strap back on Lara Croft’s guns.
03/15/04
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03/15/04
I am recommending Taking Lives because it has a sharp visual style, one big twist that did take me by surprise, and a couple of hard scares that gave me the chills.
03/15/04
Latest News for Taking Lives
June 07, 2007:
Has Fox Chosen a "Wolverine" Director?
According to one source, the studio has the "Wolverine" director's job down to a lead candidate ... and a backup choice. More...
March 13, 2006:
Shia LaBeouf Will Star In DreamWorks' "Disturbia"
Per the Hollywood Reporter, Shia LaBeouf ("The Greatest Game Ever Played") will star in DreamWorks' new thriller, "Disturbia," which will be that studio's... More...
April 14, 2005:
Actors Sign Up for a Taste of "Blood and Chocolate"
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March 08, 2004:
Director D.J. Caruso (The Salton Sea) shows promise. But when’s the last time Jolie starred in a really good movie? 
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