Mmmm...made me think too much of Seven. Probably would have been more enjoyable had I not seen Seven, but a good movie to watch nonetheless. Not really scary, but thrilling near the end. Despite the weakness in originality of the movie, Eckhart's acting is still up to par as usual!
Grisly and quite unsettling psycho-thriller based on the concept of remote viewing and the mental anguish which ensues. Kingsley soaks up his role, aaron does alot of grimacing, looking more like a young harrison ford, but carrie moss has little to do with her limited screen time. Like a slow boil, the suspense slowly builds from beginning to an appropriate, fateful outcome.
interesting concept, comes off all seven, but nowhere near as good, but it has a enjoyable pace, throughout, and of course carrie ann moss is in it, so give it a try, and ben kingsley doing another nut job, hes good at them
This film incorporates forensic, artistic and supernatural ideas into an entertaining psychological serial-killer-hunt thriller. Plus we're treated to yet another chilling performance by Ben Kingsley!
I really liked Ben Kingsley in this movie, he did a great job of creeping me out. "...because I wouldn't want to do this at 70 miles an hour." - That line got my heart pumping. I really enjoyed the overall story and concept of remote viewing, and how the images of what Kingsley's character was seeing, didn't confuse me. Good acting by Moss and Eckhart as well. Two-Thumbs Up.
Suspect Zero was almost never made. The screenplay by Zak Penn was originally finished nine years ago in 1997. A lot of producers thought the script wasn't good enough to be a motion picture, but they liked the idea, or premise, of the film. So, later they tried to find other screenwriters to make another version of the film, but that failed. So nine years (or actually eight years ? it was filmed in 2003) later, they decided since they didn't have any other alternatives, to stick to Penn's script, but make a couple of revisions. That alone, should tell you Suspect Zero wasn't destined to be an Oscar contender.
Although, Suspect Zero isn't necessarily a good movie, it isn't a bad movie either. When I walked into the theater on Friday afternoon, I was expecting a messy, incoherent piece of amateur fluff. The only reason I went to see the movie, was because of the brilliant Sir Ben Kingsley (no matter how bad a movie he is in, he gives a good performance). Well, the movie wasn't as jumbled and hard to understand as I would have thought pre-screening, but it was still hard to understand. Even though the story was involving and for the most part entertaining, the screenplay had a lot of holes in it, and there were a lot of scenes that were never made 100% clear. I was expecting Ben Kingsley to carry the movie on his shoulders, but he didn't. That's not to say Ben Kingsley didn't turn in another marvelous character study, but it means Kingsley's character just didn't have a very big part. The film is pretty much Aaron Eckhart's movie, and he does a kind of average job with it. It isn't that Eckart is a bad actor, it's just that? he isn't really a great actor.
The supporting cast of the film is pretty much unnoticeable. Carrie Ann-Moss (The Matrix series) plays the role she always plays ; the strong, independent female with a crush on the leading male. Harry Lennix is funny as the smart ass F.B.I. chief, for the few scenes he is in. The rest of the supporting cast kind of runs together though.
The film tries to be too much like 1995's smash hit Se7en, but fails terribly in matching up with the brilliance of David Fincher's masterpiece. However, at the end the film (the last five minutes), the movie achieves great power during the confrontation between Eckhart's ambitious F.B.I. agent, and Kingsley's haunted serial killer. In conclusion, Suspect Zero is about average and somehow manages to spend most of the movie above the level of below average (thanks in part to Ben Kingsley), but I think people should wait for video for this one, and judging by the film critic's reviews of this movie, that won't be a long time at all. (review written 8/28/04) Grade: C (screened at AMC Deer Valley 30, Phoenix, Arizona)
This is one of my new favorites. Ben Kingsley is expecially talented and makes for a great killer. The movie will keep you guessing as to what happens next. And it is very creative. I'm suprised to find that most people dislike Suspect Zero. Oh well, more for me.
So much better than I expected it to be. I was thinking it was just going to be another predictable seriel killer thriller. But it was a lot more than that. The plot and concept of the whole thing was great and the actors performances were all excellent. Ben Kingsley is a fantastic actor and he really shows off his talents in this film. Aaron Eckhart is pretty good as well. Really great and entertaining film to watch.
I really liked the plot to this movie. It definitely put some scary thoughts into my head. Eckhart and Moss were both good and so was the creepy guy who could see murders in his mind.
Ben Kingsley is the most insane serial Killer!! (After Anthony Hopkins that is!!) This is a real thinker and a really good thriller/psychological/horror. Go see it!!!
This is the sorta horror movie that doesn't merely freak you out, it can actually make you mad. At least it was that way for me. I really thought it was intense.
I didn't pay too much attention to this, but I got the gist. Granted, if this movie had been good, I WOULD have paid attention to it, so that's fairly indicative right there. Drab. I dislike serial killer movies, and this was not the one to change my mind.
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