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Dominican Rep. Mr. Brooks
13,206
Thriller. Mystery
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 ... [+]
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"'Mr. Brooks' begins promisingly, but it grows steadily more preposterous as it goes along, becoming the first feel-good serial-killer movie" | ||
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"Far-fetched, flimsy and uninvolving" | ||
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"Entertainingly creepy" | ||
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"Hurt and Costner are terrific together as two sides of the same personality" | ||
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"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." | ||
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"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. " | ||
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"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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"So well made, and so compelling as a portrait of a man at war with himself, that, right up until the end, many people will probably be entertained by its intricately preposterous story" |
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