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  • Actors: Diane Lane
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 23 Jun 2008
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00158SZ1W
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,337 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Untraceable fuses Saw with The Net in a perverse yet moralistic story about a psychopath who broadcasts acts of torture over the internet--all to better reveal the twisted underbelly of the American public, who hasten the victims' deaths simply by looking at the website. FBI agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane, her mature-sexy mojo tamped down but still simmering in the corners of her eyes and the nape of her neck) launches a cyberhunt for the killer, only to find herself and her team caught up in his murderous scheme. It's hard to make tapping on a keyboard and staring at a computer screen exciting, but Untraceable does its best by making Marsh and her cybercrimebusting partner (Colin Hanks, King Kong) rattle off cascades of jaunty techno-jargon and do impressive bits of long-distance surveillance. The movie aims for the audience that flocked to see Ashley Judd in thrillers like Kiss the Girls and Double Jeopardy, but it's hard to say if fans of Lane's romantic fare like Under the Tuscan Sun or Must Like Dogs will enjoy the queasy violence. Nonetheless, the cast--including Mary Beth Hurt (The World According to Garp) as Marsh's mother--does a solid job and the movie clips along at an aggressive pace, maintaining tension throughout. --Bret Fetzer

Synopsis

Directed by Gregory Hoblit (Fracture, Primal Fear), Untraceable follows F.B.I. cybercrimes specialist Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) as she attempts to track down a serial killer who brazenly displays his murderous deeds on the internet. Aided by fellow agent Griffin Dowd (Colin Hanks) and local detective Eric Box (Billy Burke), Marsh tenaciously hunts for the elusive criminal but as she closes in on her target, he deviously finds ways to get closer to her, all the while killing his victims in increasingly faster fashion.
Untraceable clearly references a number of renowned thrillers, most notably the SAW films, Seven, and Silence of the Lambs. Lane's steely, smart, and beautiful heroine ably anchors the film, which also benefits from its appropriately gloomy Portland, Oregon, backdrop. As with any effective suspense movie, the thrill is in the chase, with the cold-blooded killer proving to be quite adept at disguising his real location, even as his disturbingly popular site remains prominently on the web.

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A very under-rated and excellent thriller, 2 Jun 2008
By KM (England) - See all my reviews
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`Untraceable' is a film about an internet crime team for the FBI who receive a tip-off about sick new website which shows a live feed of a kitten being tortured. The kitten dies and the next day is replaced by a person. The team are unable to locate or stop the website and are also unable to trace where the victim is being held. The main problem is is that the more visitors to the site, the faster the victim dies.

I love thrillers (films and books) and couldn't wait to see this film after watching the trailer. From the opening scenes there is just non-stop excitement until the credits at the end. The story is well put together and the reasoning of the killings is very clever, especially the reason why he kills them live online. Although there's no real big names in this, acting all-round is excellent. There's plenty of disturbing and creepy scenes but nothing too shocking - it perhaps could be dubbed "Saw-Lite"" as it does follow the same sick, torture death scenes but are far less gruesome or graphic. I can see why this has been given the 18 certificate though as two of the deaths are particularly nasty, just nothing on the level of Saw.

I'd definitely recommend this film to fans of films like Saw, Silence of the Lambs and Se7en as it is easily as good as them and I feel this is a film that has been really over-looked and is so under-rated. A great DVD that is an essential purchase to thriller fans.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite original enough to be recognized, 26 Aug 2008
By D. Jackson "DJ" (UK) - See all my reviews
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As this is the new film from the director of Fracture, I was quite excited to see what he'd do with the horror genre... I won't say that I'm 'disappointed' particularly, it's just: we've seen it all before.

Untraceable's basic premise is of a killer website: The more people log on, the faster the victim on-screen is murdured. As soon as the guy behind all the killings finds out that someone's after him, things get a whole lot more personal...

I was pleased to see that the director has maintained his visual style since Fracture- every shot of Untraceable is visually stunning. Also, the cinematography is surprisingly great, making the film look as if it was made on a fairly high budget, when in fact it wasn't.

Diane Lane heads the cast of soon-to-be-famous faces, and all the acting ranges from OK to superb- the obvious stand out however is the kid from Running With Scissors, who competently portrays Untraceable's delicately minded psycho.

The steady and intelligent script adds further class to the film, and the plot line is just about twisting and gripping enough to keep you hooked and guessing until the end. (Even though I thought the ending came along too suddenly.)

Overall, while not being as original as I'd hoped, Untraceable still manages to earn its status as a very classy and accomplished little thriller. Recommended.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Wait a minute...what are you trying to say....are you blaming us for loving violence!?1?, , 29 May 2008
By Jenny J.J.I. "A New Yorker" (That Lives in Northern Nevada) - See all my reviews
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Untraceable seems like the perfect thriller. And it deals with something that not a lot of thrillers have yet dealt with and that's the idea of cyber crimes and a very disturbing cyber-crime at that. Untraceable could have been the perfect set up for a very disturbing, gory thriller with homages to Silence of The Lambs, Saw, and other thrillers. Unfortunately where the idea was great the execution was awful. I think many mistakes were made with this dud and done differently it could have been great. The unfortunate part is that director Gregory Hoblit is not lacking experience. In fact he has directed some fantastic thrillers and should have been able to make this a far more worthwhile cause. Not only that but he has years of experience of TV Cop Drama and yet fails miserably in creating any sort of character arc or real thrill to the story. Its not a complete wash I mean there are moments where you slide forward on the front of your seat as they dangle this murder in front of you and you think "All right, here we go" and then the next scene sends you slouching back into 'this is boring' mode. Its the perfect collection of the wrong elements.

One reason being Miss Diane Lane. She's a pretty good actress and I like her in a couple of films though I never been a major fan of hers and always seen her in mostly supporting roles. In here I find her boring and just with no emotion to her and that's exactly what she brings to the table. She leads the film in a boring manner without ever really getting into the case besides showing a lot of perseverance. Colin Hanks, probably the most talented on board, does show a lot of potential but they never give him enough to work with so he mostly is just there. Billy Burke is the hot detective who shows up to help out the single Lane. Burke barely is a blip on the radar other than being some sort of lame romantic contact for Lane that never really pans out.

Perhaps given a better, more dynamic script this cast could have pulled together and done something but I think they were an unfortunate ingredient because there was no chemistry no spark, except for maybe a slight connection between Hanks and Lane as partners. Now the real key to this film should have been the murders. The idea was the more people that visited a web site where someone was strung up and dying in a different way, the faster they died. This could have opened up a huge door for being diverse and interesting and they do a half decent job and the murders are grisly and disgusting but everything else around it is so tame and boring that you can easily forget about this film.
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2.0 out of 5 stars think twice before buying this!
not good at all. not even scary and has no story line
please dont waste your money like i did...!
Published 7 months ago by Mr. S. Wilson

3.0 out of 5 stars Silly fun...
We've all visited websites we shouldn't have, usually late at night when we're on our own and feeling a little lonely. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Kevin

3.0 out of 5 stars Hokum Ho-Hum
A tired plot about a serial killer is freshened up slightly with a cyberspace-based hook and a middle-aged (female) lead. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. S. Meins

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Unmissable'
As a relative neophite and sceptic for movies like 'Saw', I was a reluctant viewer for 'Untraceable'. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Samarees Sword

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat predictable but still chills you!!
As the original synopsys says this a mixture of Saw and The Net. It really did remind me of Saw in that its similar in plot line - though i won't spoil the film for you. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. G. Bridgeman-clarke

4.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
As one of the other reviewers stated this is a very underated movie. It is thought provoking and brutal in its assessment of todays society. Read more
Published 13 months ago by RD

3.0 out of 5 stars As a thriller Untraceable works but it revels in what it seeks to condemn
Imagine , if you will, a cross between the twisted gore torture of the original Saw [2004] and the high tech shenanigans of films like Cellular [2004] or The Net [1995]. Read more
Published 15 months ago by russell clarke

4.0 out of 5 stars Check e-mails, shop on Amazon, watch someone die?
In life if one idea proves successful you can guarantee that other people will follow that same formula. Read more
Published 15 months ago by D Johnson

2.0 out of 5 stars Stone cold and empty
I rented this DVD because of the interesting premise. In fairness, it turned out to be as interesting as I had hoped in that it did have what I think is a different if not unique... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Pundit

2.0 out of 5 stars Formulaic and rather unbeleivable and dull
Just finished watching this and i have to say i was not impressed. Being a fan of horror films of this ilke (SAW, SEVEN, etc), i was expecting to be entertained. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Matthew R. Meyrick

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