Mr. Brooks (2007) (original) (raw)
Original title
Mr. Brooks
Year
2007
Running time
120 min.
Country
United States
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Cast
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Genre
Thriller. Mystery | Serial Killers. Crime
Synopsis
Earl Brooks (Kevin Costner) is a loving family man and a local business icon. But Mr. Brooks is deeply flawed and very aware of it. He is addicted to killing. Struggling with his pathology,he tries to quit, but his alter-ego, “Marshall” (William Hurt), has an altogether different idea. “Marshall” enjoys his “existence” and his “work.”
Tenacious Detective Tracy Atwood (Demi Moore), battling with her own demons, is extremely frustrated at the lack of clues left by the mysterious killer. When Brooks is compelled to perform one last murder, despite his strong reservations, he delivers the goods with trademark ritualistic style. But this time he gets sloppy and is seen by a voyeuristic neighbor. Unexpectedly turned-on by what he sees, the prying neighbor, Mr. Smith (Dane Cook), has an unusual and disturbing blackmail demand.
To complicate matters, Brooks' daughter, Jane (Danielle Panabaker), has announced to he and his wife (Marg Helgenberger) that she is dropping out of college, but “Marshall” suspects there’s something about the scenario that she isn’t telling.
With the dogged Detective Atwood on his trail, Mr. Brooks and “Marshall” are forced to play out an increasingly elaborate game.
Critics' reviews
- "'Mr. Brooks' begins promisingly, but it grows steadily more preposterous as it goes along, becoming the first feel-good serial-killer movie"
- "Far-fetched, flimsy and uninvolving"
- "Hurt and Costner are terrific together as two sides of the same personality"
- "Sadly, only Hurt seems to recognize that the only way to make this material work is to play it with lunatic enthusiasm instead of grave seriousness."
- "A curious mix of the campy and the intelligent, of high concept and low psychology. In spite of these contradictions, or perhaps because of them, it works. This is a tense and engaging thriller. "
- "This is one of those slick, violent, ridiculous Hollywood jobs that make little sense as a story, a comment on life, or a depiction of characters, but are moderately enjoyable"
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