Brian Cox, Dennis Haysbert, Dwight Yoakam
A cold-blooded serial killer (Owen Wilson) floats around the country and chooses his victims from people who complain about their lives and indicate a willingness to be killed. His murders are introdu...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 17, 2000
Stats: 173 reviews
The Minus Man is a hypnotic, disturbing, and unique look at the world through the eyes of a serial killer. Unlike the slasher movies or typical film where the killer is maniacal and a foil for the protagonist detective, this film portrays Vann Siegert, the killer, as a nice guy; ...( read more)
Twisted and psychedelic. My kinda thing. Owen Wilson is purely amazing in this film, makes you wonder how much of his talent goes wasted in bad comedies.
Owen Wilson is perfect in this role! A strange look at a different kind of serial killer. A must for Owen Wilson fans...
A very disappointing attempt of a psychological thriller about a murderer in the shape of a regular guy. While Owen Wilson turns out be be very convincing despite of his comedy background, and the rest of the cast is pretty good too, somehow the movie just isn't very interesting....( read more)
Owen Wilson does an amazing job here in a serious role that I didn't think he could pull off. Wilson's performance carries this movie, which is a disturbing look at a "nice guy" serial killer (played by Wilson) that doesn't want his victims to feel pain. Thus he poisons them so t...( read more)
Owen Wilson stars in this almost surreal thriller-drama about a different kind of serial killer who travels along the country to pick up innocent victims and poison them for their soul defects and obvious unhappiness. The storyline is very deep, but it never manages to top his im...( read more)
This seemed like it should have been an hour long episode of Twilight Zone or drama. Just didn't keep any interest. Owen Wilson does play a charismatic character but it wasn't enough to carry the movie. I was disappointed in such good actors being wasted.
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