FEATURE FILM

Taking Lives

6.4/10
TMDB1,841 votes
2004Original: English103 min

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.

Genres: Thriller
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Taking Lives

He would kill to be you.

Taking Lives (2004) is a film in the thriller genres. Directed by D.J. Caruso. The cast includes Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands.

Released
2004-03-19
Original language
English
Runtime
103 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America, Canada
Production companies
Village Roadshow Pictures, Atmosphere Entertainment MM, Warner Bros. Pictures
Directors
D.J. Caruso
Writers
Jon Bokenkamp

Taking Lives cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.4/10 from 1,841 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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Angelina Jolie does her best here and Ethan Hawke injects just a touch of menace but otherwise it's a rather far-fetched crime thriller set in Montreal. "Martin Asher" leaves his home and by systematically killing men as he ages - and assuming their identities - has left quite a trail of corpses over almost twenty years before FBI profiler Jolie is drafted in to try and help them get to the bottom of it all. The…

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Angelina Jolie does her best here and Ethan Hawke injects just a touch of menace but otherwise it's a rather far-fetched crime thriller set in Montreal. "Martin Asher" leaves his home and by systematically killing men as he ages - and assuming their identities - has left quite a trail of corpses over almost twenty years before FBI profiler Jolie is drafted in to try and help them get to the bottom of it all. The acting is ok, by and large, but a few "guest appearances" from Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands and probably the briefest of roles in his career for Justin Chatwin, can't really develop the rather dreary writing nor give it much sparkle as we lumber towards an ending that is just plain daft. In theory, the story is complex and has enough about it to keep us guessing, but the overall execution is flat and proves pretty uninteresting after about ten minutes. Pity - had potential.

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What is Taking Lives about?

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.

Who stars in Taking Lives?

Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez, Tchéky Karyo. See the cast cards above for character names.

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