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The
flick follows the lives of a several officers of (you guessed it) the
FBI. Their division is dedicated to investigating and
prosecuting criminals on the internet (you know the type - the ones
that steal your banking information, exploit underage girls, etc, etc).
This is well and truly the front lines of
the war on cybercrime, where Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (played by
the smoking hot Diane Lane)
has pretty much seen it all.
...That is of course until a
tech-savvy internet predator starts
displaying his graphic murders on his own website - and the fate of
each of his tormented captives is left in the hands of the public: the
more hits his site gets, the faster his victims die.
From here we throw
around phrases like "it's a race against the clock", and "Game of cat and
mouse", etc, etc. You know the drill...
The thing is, Untraceable is
actually pretty damn good. It's edge of your seat stuff, the
performances are well rounded (Lane is the sexiest woman on the far side
of 40, while Colin Hanks continues to prove he is more than just his
dad's son - no matter how much he was wasted in The House Bunny) and there are some genuinely creepy moments on offer.
Moreso, it even has a message to it all, and isn't simply just an
excuse to think up some creative ways to kill someone (although, I must
admit, sticking a man in cement then cooking him alive with lightbulbs
is somewhat impressive).
The real issue is the audience knows
exactly how it's all going to play out, and chances are, you could
probably see something just as entertaining each night of the week on CSI or Law & Order.
But much like visiting a theme park - sometimes it's fun to go on the
same ride more than once, even if you forget about it on the way home. DVD EXTRAS
Quite a few extras included here, especially when you consider that
the movie was only a mediocre success at best. But you kind of get the
feeling these were thrown together rather quickly and cheaply anyway -
so why not include them on the DVD?
There seems to be a trend of
late, which basically sees one set of cast & crew interviews
stretched out into three or four featurettes. That seems to be the case
here. Sure, it's impressive that the editors can make so much out of so
little - but surely you can just put them together and make one decent
EPK?
Either way, well worth a look - but probably won't warrant to many repeat viewings.
Conclusion:
Movie 60% Extras: 55%
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