Cast: Diane Lane (Agent Jennifer Marsh), Billy Burke (Detective Eric Box), Colin Hanks (Agent Griffin Dowd), Joseph Cross (Owen Reilly)
I had fairly high expectations of Untraceable and was very sad I missed it in a movie theatre, since I thought it would be a lot better there. Now that I've seen it, I'm not sure I would have been able to tolerate it in a theatre. From the first act of the serial killer, I knew I had to look away until the end of the scene. I can tolerate a lot of violence in movies. I even watched Saw & Saw II. I can't handle violence towards animals, though.
From the ads, I expected Untraceable to focus on finding the killer and not have as much gore. I was completely wrong. The movie concentrated too much on the murders and not enough on finding the killer and the suspense aspect. I really don't like horror movies and the amount of gore was a bit more in line with a horror movie than a thriller for my tastes.
The story itself had a good basis, but I didn't think there was enough of a focus on finding the serial killer. Untraceable wasn't nearly as interesting as I expected. It's a good thing I watched it at home where I could do other things and not have to concentrate on the movie. It's amazing how quickly movies are released on DVD these days. Untraceable was released in less than 4 months. No wonder I go to theatres so rarely.
Grade: C-
Reviewed by Kat at the 8:00 PM show | 0 screams