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Taking Lives

    Thriller
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Mar 19, 2004
Rated R

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.

Details

  • Directors
  • Revenue$65,470,529
  • Budget
    $45,000,000
  • Vote Average
    6.4
  • Vote Count
    1590
  • Popularity
    22
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Angelina Jolie
Illeana Scott
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Ethan Hawke
James Costa
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Kiefer Sutherland
Christopher Hart
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Gena Rowlands
Mrs. Rebecca Asher
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Olivier Martinez
Paquette
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Tchéky Karyo
Leclair
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Jean-Hugues Anglade
Duval
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Paul Dano
Young Asher
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Justin Chatwin
Matt Soulsby
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André Lacoste
Cashier
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Marie-Josée Croze
Medical Examiner
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Christian Tessier
Interrogation Officer
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Billy Two Rivers
Car Salesman
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Richard Lemire
Québec City Cop
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Julien Poulin
Québec City Inspector
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Brigitte Bedard
French Reporter
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Dominique Briand
Bartender
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Alex Sol
Hotel Manager
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Shawn Roberts
Desk Clerk
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Martin Brisebois
Henri Bisonnette
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Gabriel Charland-Gagné
Victim #1
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Nathalie Matteau
Victim #2
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Hugh Probyn
Victim #3
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Henri Pardo
Officer Mann
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Fabiano Amato
Waiter
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Judith Baribeau
Mr. Costa's Assistant
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Anne Marineau
Woman in Gallery

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf
50%
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.