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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Angelina Jolie Ethan Hawke Kiefer Sutherland Olivier Martinez Gena Rowlands Jean-Hugues Anglade

Directors D J Caruso

Screenwriters Jon Bokenkamp Michael Pye

Running Time 103 minutes

Taking Lives
Angelina Jolie stars as an FBI profiler in this serial killer thriller.

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Plot
Jolie plays Illeana Scott, an FBI profiler called in to help Canadian law enforcement track a serial killer. The killer travels across the country, assuming his victim's identities and lives (hence the title). Scott must learn to work in an unfamiliar envnivorment with a hostile team in order to catch her man.

Verdict
A thriller with not enough possibilities to keep us guessing, or thrilled.


Reviewed by Jo Berry

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