Mr. Brooks (2007)
56 %
Reviews Counted: 149 Fresh: 83 Rotten:66 Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus:
The setup is intriguing, but Mr. Brooks overstuffs itself with twists and subplots, becoming more preposterous as it goes along.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Theatrical Release: Jun 1, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $28,424,648
Synopsis: Kevin Costner stars as Earl Brooks, a man whose seemingly perfect family and status in the community hide an ugly secret. Brooks constantly says the plea of an addict--the Serenity Prayer--but he's not in the grip of drugs or alcohol. Instead, his neat little bow tie belies a man with an urge to... [More]
Genre: Detectives, Switching Roles, Thriller, Murder, Crime, Serial Killers
Starring: Kevin Costner, William Hurt, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, Marg Helgenberger
Director: Bruce A. Evans
Screenwriter: Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon
Producer: Kevin Costner, Raynold Gideon, Jim Wilson
Screenwriter: Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon
Producer: Kevin Costner, Raynold Gideon, Jim Wilson
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04/07/08
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A dinâmica entre Hurt e Costner carrega Instinto Secreto: exibindo uma imensa química em suas cenas, os dois atores estabelecem um sentimento misto de tensão e camaradagem entre seus personagens.
01/16/08
The audience is apt to forget its own vicarious indulgence in some fairly perverse, psychologically unhinged acted out fantasy, as Kevin Costner masterminds erotically tinged guilty pleasures.
10/27/07
Costner gives a nicely underplayed performance and the film is well enough made to be watchable, if only to find out what enormity will be perpetrated next, and by whom.
10/12/07
Costner's double-act with Hurt is a wicked pleasure, like The Odd Couple with a psychopathic twist.
10/12/07
Kevin Costner as a schizophrenic serial killer? Demi Moore as a hardboiled police detective? No, we don’t think so.
10/12/07
It does keep you guessing until the end, but Mr Brooks turns out to be Mr Average after all.
10/12/07
There's enough ambition for a miniseries here, and satellite viewers already have the rather terrific Dexter. Stuffed into two hours, it's all a bit of a pile-up.
10/12/07
If you can stomach the psychological codswallop of a serial killer keeping the demons at bay via Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, it may well be possible to enjoy this taut-ish thriller.
10/12/07
With a terrific cast and a superb script, this is a hugely enjoyable suspense thriller of the sort that they really don't make anymore.
10/11/07
Despite numerous cutesy twists, it's the gradual unveiling of a warped morality that lures you into Brooks' world.
10/10/07
Everyone involved takes this tat seriously except William Hurt, who goes gung-ho as the alter-ego goading Brooks’ kill frenzies. If only they’d cut out the middle-Kev and cast Hurt instead…
10/10/07
A meticulous killer with family issues; a cop with problems of her own; secondary murderers on the loose; a plot with unexplored depths - this could have been a decent TV series.
10/10/07
Although flawed, this remains a blackly funny noir treat thanks to Costner and Hurt’s double-act.
10/10/07
Mr Brooks is a new spin on murder-by-numbers: one fascinating character, two outstanding performances, and subplots too numerous for the film's coherence or the viewer's sanity.
10/04/07
Hubiera sido una estupenda comedia negra si no fuera que el director Bruce A. Evans se tomó el asunto en serio. Firme candidata a la peor película del año.
10/02/07
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08/03/07
There's more to every character than meets the eye and all the relationships have a twist
07/28/07
Twisty and seductive, this classy dramatic thriller has so much going on that we almost forget we're watching a trashy potboiler.
07/21/07
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