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Sadly Over-hyped

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

This isn't actually a terrible film by any stretch of the imagination; it's just one of those films which loses focus and is never quite sure what it wants to be.Basic outline - Sigourney Weaver plays a serial killer expert, haunted by her past, who is roped in by the police to guide them towards a serial killer operating in the city. The murderer is copying the M.O. of famous serial killers from the sixties, seventies and eighties.The problem is that even though it is ostensibly - as its title suggests - a film about Copycat killers, it feels somewhat lightweight in the amount of 'copycatting' - it feels like a tame half-baked plot line, which is more focused on Sigourney Weaver's character's past horrors. The 'copycat' idea just feels so, so underplayed - the director doesn't really work off it, it's just a vaguely interesting aside by the final reel.However, it must be said, Sigourney Weaver acts her socks off - she really does play an excellent role as an agoraphobic suffering with a chronic (understandable) case of PTSD. Holly Hunter also plays her role with gusto.However, disappointingly, the perpetrator is 2d and meaningless; after the film spent the first 10, 20 minutes explaining that a serial killer can be 'just like you and me' they didn't then justify that at all, they just roped in a cartoon (overacted) nutter.Too much is 'stock' - there is quite a jarring, wasted death which feels put in for the sake of ticking that Hollywood plot box. Police guards are literally the most useless in any film, ever. The scenes of the internet in its infancy are quite endearing, but do date the film terribly.Yeah, overall, it just feels like a missed opportunity. It's hard to believe that this and the majestic 'Se7en' came out within a month of each other; one looks, feels and plays like mid-nineties Hollywood, the other is so much more.

This passable serial killer thriller has a fair share of shocks and plot twists along the way to make it consistently entertaining and the running time feels only a little too long. There's a nice glossy look to the film although sometimes it looks as if things are too bright: most of this film's scenes either take place in bright light, or in total darkness. There's little in-between, and some of the gloomy atmosphere of SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (a big influence) may have come in handy here.Initially, the characters of Sigourney Weaver (reclusive type) and Holly Hunter are extremely irritating, but they gradually grow on you and you actually begin to care about them (if not warm to them) as the film progresses. That's character development for you; I would advise you to stick with it, though, as it takes a while to get used to Hunter's incredibly annoying, high-pitched voice. Weaver proves herself yet again to be a resourceful heroine, here battling the demons inside her head as well as the manic killer. Her character's agoraphobia is a classic plot point in the tradition of Hitchcock or de Palma (certain scenes are very reminiscent of BODY DOUBLE) and you can guarantee that it'll come back to haunt her just at the wrong moment. Dermot Mulroney makes the most of his small, likable role as a young police detective.There's little in the way of violence, aside from a couple of throat-slashings, although the killer's demise is a nice spectacular shooting. One scene in the film I found to be incredibly disturbing and distasteful - the moment where Weaver receives a movie file through her email - but there's little else here that'll frighten you. Instead, the bulk of the film is of the typical police procedural nature, with our protagonists piecing together clues and discovering murder victims. The killer's motive and M.O. is nicely different from normal though and a good plot device. Otherwise, this is sound, if not incredibly exciting, viewing, which will keep you watching.

Well, this movie is the usual flat story about a serial killer but it manages to be a bit remarkable for two things : first, the director has the sense of thriller : sure it's not Brian De Palma but there's something ! Next, the female cast is really top-notch : the big Sigourney who has fought Aliens, ghosts is really moving as a totally afraid, agoraphobic specialist ; On the other hand, small, fragile Holly reveals to be tough and very courageous ! Their meeting is well balanced, the choice of San Francisco is a good change… The only thing that i haven't understood is that if the last scene involving Connick Jr who delivers also an inspired portrayal of a lunatic means that a sequel would be likely ???

"Helen Hudson" (Sigourney Weaver) is a renowned psychologist who has done extensive work in the field of serial killers. So when one of her subjects named "Daryll Lee Cullum" (Harry Connick Jr.) escapes she is afforded police protection because she is considered his next target. Sure enough, he attacks her immediately after a speech at a college which later results in severe emotional impairment even though Daryll was apprehended and returned to prison. Not long afterward another serial killing begins and "Detective M.J. Monahan" (Holly Hunter) is assigned to investigate. This leads her to Helen who becomes an invaluable resource in tracking down the serial killer. Unfortunately, this also results in the serial killer targeting both of them as well. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie I will just say that while I enjoyed it I must also admit that one or two scenes seemed a bit implausible. But I suppose that's to be expected from Hollywood. In any case, I liked the performance of Holly Hunter and overall I rate this movie as slightly above average.