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The case is so unique it deserved a better movie

posted 11 years ago by Jimbo_BSD
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I've been somewhat familiar with the case of Robert Hansen and was eager to see the film. It's a bit of a shame they decided to fill the film with fictional subplots that really didn't add anything to the film. The entire part with 50 cent is pure fiction. 50 is one of the 30 producers listed so maybe he bought his role in the film. It sure didn't fit.

There are some good elements to the film. Vanessa Hudgens did a very good job in her role. They probably needed to give her a rougher look with hair and makeup. She looked a bit to clean and pretty. But her emotion was real and powerful. John Cusack was creepy as hell. His usual easy charm was nonexistent. He was meek and skittish when he needed to be and ruthless when he needed to be. Very good performances from those two.

Nick Cage, well, we was Nick Cage. He makes a lot of odd choices as an actor. Seemingly banal exposition is always an adventure with Cage. You're always aware you're watching a performance with Cage. He's not a big fan of natural acting.

The case is interesting enough without the added subplot. If they focused on the real facts there is enough drama to carry the film. Instead it dropped into silly Hollywood action tropes of a standoff of a girl with a gun to her head and the cops saying to drop the gun.

Overall, 5/10

[–] NelsonVanAlden 11 years ago

Some people just hate on Cage because they are hatred. Cage was very subtle in this movie. Nothing dramatic or over the top. Probably the most laid back I have ever seen him. His performance was really good. The scenes between him and Hudgens were great

[–] Jimbo_BSD 11 years ago

I wasn't hating on Cage, I was giving an accurate description of his performance.

[–] balducci2 11 years ago

Did this happen or not?

"An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice."

If not, then I am really disappointed that they took that approach in the movie.

That would be as bad as the way they (a different 'they') reinvented the story in Argo.

[–] lucasland-651-97716 11 years ago

i think the film is based on cindy's story of what happened to her, which leads t the capture of a serial killer.

[–] sgraf_x 11 years ago

I blame the director and the editor.

[–] zhuchki 11 years ago

There's a movie called Green River Killer (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472099/) based on a true story not too different from this movie. Not a very good movie, just worth to check for the sake of the story.