by: damon heath sager
Posted on 11.10.09 in All Horror Films > Mystery > Thriller/Suspense
Release Date: 2004

I really do try to keep an open mind with these fast food murder mysteries. Sometimes a good one will pop up purely because of it’s style or camp…maybe even some kind of edge. If you don’t know what I mean by fast food murder mystery, well…

1. Does it star Ashley Judd as the films heroine.

2. Is her mentor played by Denzel, Morgan, or Samuel L.?

3. Do you feel like you’ve seen this film before?

*SPOILER*

Most likely you have, just with a different title. This one is called “Twisted”, which I felt was misleading…the film is soooooooo predictable it should have been called “Samuel L Jackson Did It”…yeah, sorry to ruin the ending, but if you have half a brain you know he did it after the first 30mins of the movie.   *END*

Here’s the plot. Jessica Shepard (Ashley Judd) has nabbed a killer and a promotion to San Fran. Homocide. Her mentor/adopted father figure John Mills (Samuel L. Jackson) is very proud of her. Jessica is haunted by her fathers death and the murders he committed leading up to it. Jessica is starting to fall for her new partner Mike Delmarco (Andy Garcia). Right after the new job starts the dead bodies of Jessica’s one night stands start to pile up and she becomes the prime suspect in the killings.

The story lacks in the originality department and the over dramatics in this film are so intense you kind of expect the cast to literally start chewing scenery. From the first moment you start to think “If murder cases are this easy to solve why aren’t I a detective?” Made me feel like Nancy Drew.

• ★★★★★

  Acting:

• ★★★★★

  Blood:

• ★★★★★

  Violence:

• ★★★★★

  Partying:

• ★★★★★

  Language:

• ★★★★★

  Humor:

• ★★★★★

  Predictable:

• ★★★★★

  Girls:

• ★★★★★

  Gore:

• ★★★★★

  Sexuality:

• ★★★★★

  Torture:

• ★★★★★

  Overall: