CATCH THE KILLER review by Shelly Schoeneshoefer
It ’ s New Year ’ s Eve and Baltimore ’ s skies are alight with fireworks as parties rage throughout the city . Suddenly the world turns upside down when a mass shooting occurs , and the city ’ s celebration turns into full panic . The film footage literally turns upside down several times , bringing an unstable , queasy feeling of uncertainty , except that then we catch a glimpse of how a talented young police officer , Eleanor Falco ( Shailene Woodley ), can swim in almost any environment . It doesn ’ t take long before the FBI ’ s chief investigator , Geoffrey Lammark ( Ben Mendelson ), recruits her , since she seems to be a natural profiler — until he reads her file . Her questionable past gives her advantages that the others resent .
This psychological thriller moves at a suspenseful pace accompanied by loud , unexpected sounds . We go behind the scenes to where politicians get their way ; the media plays its role , leaving the police to pick up the pieces of shattered lives . The film definitely has gaps in the storyline , but they can easily be overlooked due to the visual intensity of the film . 119 minutes .
© TOBIS FILM
CATCH THE KILLER
MISANTHROPE , TO CATCH A KILLER
USA 2023 OPENING AUGUST 24 , 2023
DIRECTED BY : DAMIÁN SZIFRON
WRITING CREDITS : DAMIÁN SZIFRON , JONATHAN WAKEHAM
PRINCIPAL ACTORS : SHAILENE WOODLEY , BEN MENDELSOHN , JOVAN ADEPO , RALPH INESON ,
RICHARD ZEMAN
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