I feel obliged to write this comment after recently watching the film again and finding out the IMDb score.
'Taking Lives' is a crime-thriller reminiscent of The Bone Collector, Along Came A Spider, From Hell, and all those other late '90's murder-mystery thrillers. It's not a one of a kind film, but I think that if you can get past the unoriginality element of this film, you'll find this thoroughly enjoyable.
What makes this film so good that it surpasses most in it's specific genre (murder-mystery thriller) is the very creepy intense atmosphere. I think Glass' score fits very well in every scene and the whole film overall is very gritty, dark and creepy due to the acting and cinematography. You can definitely tell this movie was based on a novel, so I think the adaptation to screen went pretty well. I haven't read the book but I can tell that a lot of dialog was used straight out of the book and some scenes are just too novel-y to be written by screenplay writers. Films based on novels are often excellent and this one proves that again.
It's not award-worthy in any way, but I had one hell of a good time watching it. I'm sure you will to. After all, isn't that all we expect from these kinds of thrillers...entertainment!
'Taking Lives' is a crime-thriller reminiscent of The Bone Collector, Along Came A Spider, From Hell, and all those other late '90's murder-mystery thrillers. It's not a one of a kind film, but I think that if you can get past the unoriginality element of this film, you'll find this thoroughly enjoyable.
What makes this film so good that it surpasses most in it's specific genre (murder-mystery thriller) is the very creepy intense atmosphere. I think Glass' score fits very well in every scene and the whole film overall is very gritty, dark and creepy due to the acting and cinematography. You can definitely tell this movie was based on a novel, so I think the adaptation to screen went pretty well. I haven't read the book but I can tell that a lot of dialog was used straight out of the book and some scenes are just too novel-y to be written by screenplay writers. Films based on novels are often excellent and this one proves that again.
It's not award-worthy in any way, but I had one hell of a good time watching it. I'm sure you will to. After all, isn't that all we expect from these kinds of thrillers...entertainment!