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Thr3e (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 36 Fresh: 2  Rotten:34 Average Rating: 3.2/10
 
Consensus: Thr3e is a shoddily made, thrill-free thriller that isn't half as good as the several movies it borrows from (Adaptation, Saw, Se7en).
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Synopsis: Jennifer Peters is a well-known police profiler who wrote a book about serial killers. This notoriety brought not only fame, but made her the target of demented psychopath, the Riddle Killer. RK, as he is known, pushes his victims beyond their limits with cryptic riddles and impossible... Jennifer Peters is a well-known police profiler who wrote a book about serial killers. This notoriety brought not only fame, but made her the target of demented psychopath, the Riddle Killer. RK, as he is known, pushes his victims beyond their limits with cryptic riddles and impossible timelines. All who have become his obsession have died, but he was particularly cruel to Jennifer - forcing her to witness her own brother's gruesome murder. Wounded and emotionally raw, Jennifer jumps at the chance to work the case of Kevin Parson, a shy, naive seminary student who seems to be RK's next victim. The Riddle Killer orders Kevin to confess his sin. As Kevin struggles to put the pieces together on this dark "sin," the RK is unmerciful, calling with riddle after riddle and planting bomb after bomb - challenging Kevin to figure out the riddles before innocent people die. And then Kevin's childhood friend Samantha, now an Insurance Investigator and a former FBI agent, re-enters the story to protect Kevin. The Killer toys with Kevin, Samantha and Jennifer, ramming them against a ticking clock to save lives. As they are thrust forward toward the dark conclusion, Kevin's past comes into question. What is this "sin"? Who is the Riddle Killer? How is the RK tied to Kevin?s childhood? And, how much longer can they play this game before one, or all of them die? This is world where nothing is what it seems. Where your closest friend could be your greatest enemy? --© Namesake Entertainment [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Marc Blucas, Justine Waddell, Laura Jordan, Max Ryan, Sherman Augustus

Director: Robby Henson
Story: Alan McElroy

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 4, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Dual Side

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Disc 1/Side A: THR3E - Full Frame
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Disc 1/Side B: THR3E - Widescreen
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Reviews

 
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The vile sadism of the Saw movies has been replaced by decorative references to Saint Augustine and Immanuel Kant, and there's a beautiful but brainy police profiler (Justine Waddell) on hand to dispense a thick layer of psychobabble.

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12/03/07
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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2/5

about half-way through the film, I started to get a sinking feeling that this was leading to a giant cliche

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05/18/07
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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...a mix of earnest uncertainty and shameless over-the-top hamminess.

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01/11/07
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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If you happen to be a sheltered religious kid who's dying to see a serial-killer movie but is barred by parental authority from seeing any film containing profanity, gore, or sexual tension, this is your chance.

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01/10/07
Luke Y. Thompson
Los Angeles CityBeat
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The scene of faux flames burning in front of a city bus will go down in the annals of Le Cinema du Frommage.

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01/10/07
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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1.5/4

I've seen films that said nothing in entertaining, even compelling ways. 'Thr3e' is not one of them. At least it's not wholesome too.

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01/05/07
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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There's precious little in the way of clammy tension or mounting apprehension as Thr3e plods toward a climax that is startlingly absurd, yet not entirely illogical.

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01/05/07
Joe Leydon
Variety
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Ultimately Three, for all its philosophizing, is little more than a standard serial-killer movie with pretensions.

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01/05/07
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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2/4

Ultimately aimed at a Christian audience looking for genre entertainment with a certain sense of propriety, the film tries to serve two masters and doesn't quite deliver for either.

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01/05/07
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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2/4

It's awfully familiar, right up to the ending, which bogarts the ending of another recent thrill-kill movie but, in fairness, I won't reveal that flick's identity.

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01/05/07
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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1.5/4

If Thr3e is any indication of what we can expect from the emerging trend of studio-funded faith-based movies, we may find ourselves wishing The Passion of the Christ had been a box-office bomb.

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01/05/07
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times
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2.5/4

Thr3e is an eccentric combination of horror film and religious morality play that isn't entirely successful on either level but gets by on the sheer professionalism of its makers.

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01/05/07
Jim Hemphill
Reel.com
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A tame variation on the usual serial-killer art direction and a hilarious number of A-Team-style explosions in which no one is killed. It's offensively dull.

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01/05/07
M.E. Russell
Oregonian
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1/4

Suspenselessly directed by Robby Henson, Thr3e commits the eighth deadly sin -- boredom.

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01/05/07
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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2/4

It's a pretty run-of-the-mill B suspense movie.

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01/05/07
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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2/4

Thr3e is far short of Se7en.

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01/05/07
Jackie Loohauis
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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1.5/4

It’s relentlessly mediocre and does not belong in a venue where you’ll have to pay $9 to see it.

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01/05/07
Loey Lockerby
Kansas City Star
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Directed by Robby Henson, this theologically driven thriller from 20th Century Fox's Fox Faith division, steps gingerly around sex and watches its tongue. But it's far too comfy with the lingua franca of American cinema: violence.

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01/05/07
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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3/4

It has a triple-twist ending, highly appropriate for a picture whose plot depends on permutations of the number three, and I'll bet at least two of those surprise you.

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01/05/07
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer
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It's hard to imagine an audience that will be satisfied.

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01/05/07
Scott Von Doviak
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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