Thriller

Taking Lives

- He would kill to be you.

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.

Release Date : 2004-03-19

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Village Roadshow PicturesAtmosphere Entertainment MMWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Illeana Scott

Original Name : Angelina Jolie

Gender : Female

Character Name : James Costa

Original Name : Ethan Hawke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christopher Hart

Original Name : Kiefer Sutherland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Rebecca Asher

Original Name : Gena Rowlands

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paquette

Original Name : Olivier Martinez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leclair

Original Name : Tchéky Karyo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duval

Original Name : Jean-Hugues Anglade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Asher

Original Name : Paul Dano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matt Soulsby

Original Name : Justin Chatwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cashier

Original Name : André Lacoste

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medical Examiner

Original Name : Marie-Josée Croze

Gender : Female

Character Name : Interrogation Officer

Original Name : Christian Tessier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Car Salesman

Original Name : Billy Two Rivers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Québec City Cop

Original Name : Richard Lemire

Gender : Male

Character Name : Québec City Inspector

Original Name : Julien Poulin

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Reporter

Original Name : Brigitte Bedard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Dominique Briand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Manager

Original Name : Alex Sol

Gender : Male

Character Name : Desk Clerk

Original Name : Shawn Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henri Bisonnette

Original Name : Martin Brisebois

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victim #1

Original Name : Gabriel Charland-Gagné

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victim #2

Original Name : Nathalie Matteau

Gender : Female

Character Name : Victim #3

Original Name : Hugh Probyn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Mann

Original Name : Henri Pardo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Fabiano Amato

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Costa's Assistant

Original Name : Judith Baribeau

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman in Gallery

Original Name : Anne Marineau

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-09-04

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.