Untraceable
2008 Directed by Gregory Hoblit
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FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal
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A decent if not particularly memorable psychological thriller. Untraceable borrows from other films - a touch of Silence of the Lambs, a large helping of Saw - and consequently never feels remotely original. It also seems to have a somewhat sanctimonious view of the internet and the voyeuristic nature of its users. Still despite its unoriginality and muddled moral stance it’s never boring, which is more than you can say for many films. Plus Diane Lane is in it which is always a plus in my book.
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História batida mas papa-se, isto é, papou-se.
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Average movie. Despite the gruesome deaths, it wasn't shot in a convincing style.
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Απο τα καλύτερα αστυνομικά θρίλερ που έχω δεί με φοβερό σενάριο και δράση.
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Mit “Untraceable” liefert Regisseur Gregory Hoblit (Zwielicht, Das perfekte Verbrechen) eine solide Mischung Horror und Thriller ab. Zum Glück überwiegt in dem Film der Thrilleranteil, so dass der Film durchaus Spannung aufbauen und an den Bildschirm fesseln kann. Würde der Horrorteil überwiegen, wäre der kleine Schritt zum Torture Porn mit Sicherheit überschritten worden und der Film unerträglich geworden. So allerdings ist “Untraceable” ein Thriller mit einigen Horroransätzen.
Gelungen ist auch die Besetzung. Diane Lane passt wirklich gut in die Rolle der toughen FBI-Agenten und besorgten Mutter und auch ihre FBI-Kollegen in Form von Colin Hanks (King Kong, Standing Still) und Billy Burke (Without Limits, Komodo) machen die Sache recht ordentlich.
Aus meiner Sicht ist “Untraceable” ein Film, den man sich…
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Good start. That's all! Do not expect more than this.
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Helt siden internettets spede begynnelse rundt om i de tusen hjem har unge så vel som eldre slitt med en stadig voksende nysgjerrighet som har resultert i mang en pc har gått hen og daua sammen med Doffen etter at brukerens nysgjerrighet har tatt han eller hun til en side med sterke varselslamper. Kampen raser selv den dag i dag; skal nettet være fritt eller skal det være en kontroll som sparer oss vanlige mennesker for ubehagelige opplevelser? Sånt kan gi grobunn for mye interessant og ingen skal påstå at Untraceable ikke har ambisjonene i orden der den satser på å være en stilrein blanding av mesterthrilleren Seven, den undervurderte The Net med Sandra Bullock og de bloddryppende Saw filmene.…
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PERFECT
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Disappointingly... They "traced" the murderer... but i didn't really care about any of the characters anyway. Calling this a Thriller is as wrong and completely opposite as the title itself. Avoid.
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101 minutes of my life that I will never get back.