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Murder By Numbers [DVD] [2002]

DVD ~ Sandra Bullock
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  • Actors: Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Agnes Bruckner
  • Directors: Barbet Schroeder
  • Writers: Tony Gayton
  • Producers: Sandra Bullock, Barbet Schroeder, Frank Capra III, Jeffrey Stott, Nur Nur Cummings
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 20 Jan 2003
  • Run Time: 115 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00007L3SQ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,054 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Murder by Numbers is a satisfying, if hardly earth-shattering, addition to Sandy Bullock's CV and the thriller genre in general. While director Barbet Schroeder ratcheted up the tension in his Single White Female, here the action coasts along at a more sedate pace with a tale of teenage murderers that's loosely based on a real incident. (The same incident was the basis for two other movies: Rope and Compulsion.)

Bullock plays seasoned cop Cassie Mayweather, who links the murder of a young woman in Los Angeles to two high-school students. Cassie and her partner (Ben Chaplin) engage in the obligatory game of cat-and-mouse with the two teenagers before the ludicrous finale. It could have been a good film, but Murder by Numbers continually misses the interesting point that this was a crime committed by highly intelligent young men simply for the intellectual thrill of it; instead, it serves up a by-the-numbers thriller with all the trappings of a TV movie. The performances are solid (especially that by Ryan Gosling, who plays one of the murderous teens) but there are so many gaping holes in both plot and logic that the film pretty much manages to disappear into them.

On the DVD: Murder by Numbers gets a by-the-numbers DVD release. The normally commentary-friendly Ms Bullock is absent from the chit-chat here, and the director and editor really don't throw up anything of significant interest beyond discussing an extra scene that they claim is included on the DVD but in fact seems absent and giving the reasons why they couldn't use the high school locations originally planned. The DVD also includes the trailer. A good sharp transfer and strong Dolby 5.1 mix are the plus points. --Jon Weir



Special Features

Audio commentary by director Barbet Schroeder
Audio commentary by Editor Lee Percy
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Ratio: 16 x 9
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Arabic, English SDH
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars an intriguing failure..., 28 Jan 2003
this is an interesting side-step for sandra bullock (one that i wish the insipid julia roberts would take some times). this is darker than average and raises questions about the nature of evil and guilt. while it isn't exactly suspenseful, it does manage to retain your interest for most of its running time. the cast are terrific - ryan gosling is a particular stand-out. bullock is good but she's saddled with a muddled character who's motivation doesn't ring true.
the ending is weak too - going against the thoughtful approach adopted throughout the film and relying on an action set-piece that isn't worked for.
i liked this film though and i would watch it again. it tries a little harder to be different and intelligent and for this it deserves praise.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A fine film, 8 Dec 2003
It's hard what to say about this film. It is good to watch, although you would not watch it over and over again. It's interesting and the performances are pretty good. However, there is something missing. You have Sandra Bullock and the lovely Ben Chaplin but it does not totally work. Perhaps it is due to the script or the direction but you are left feeling it could have been better. Having said that, i quite liked it, but i wished if our dear Ben was to crack America it would be with something more substantial. Bascically, give it a look. You might like it and by no means is it bad.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The danger of unsupervised teenagers, 12 Mar 2006
By Joseph Haschka (Glendale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder By Numbers [DVD] [2002] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
If you have a teenager, especially if it's a boy, maybe you should take a moment and check to see what the little hooligan is up to. That's the lesson of MURDER BY NUMBERS.

Homicide Detective Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock) is investigating the murder of a young woman whose body was found in the woods replete with tantalizing clues: yellow carpet fibers, the hair of a baboon, and a dollop of vomit. And then there's the victim's one finger that's missing - severed, apparently. Almost from the first, the audience knows that the perps are Richard (Ryan Gosling) and Justin (Michael Pitt), two creepy, clever, and bored teenaged boys (See? What did I tell ya!) with way too much time on their hands and too little parental oversight. Most males their age, with hormones sloshing over, just want to score with the babes. These two would rather commit the perfect murder because ... Well, just because, that's all.

To me, MURDER BY NUMBERS has the tempo and feel of a made-for-TV movie. Perhaps it's too contrived. (Ok, ok. Most big screen thriller plots ARE contrived. But this one suggests some rookie screenwriter tried too hard.) Richard and Justin are obviously two sick puppies, and that's cool. But then we have Cassie. Sandra Bullock usually plays a character that a fella would love to take to the prom and then home to visit Mom for milk and warm cookies. Maybe you'd still like to take Cassie home, but Mom had better be a head doctor. Mayweather is hauling some heavy psychological baggage - something to do with the scars just peeking over the top of her top. Cassie has been seeing the police shrink, and it was hard for me to imagine any law enforcement agency entrusting such a maimed personality with a gun and handcuffs. Moreover, her new partner, Det. Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin) is so bland as to be just short of invisible as an interesting character. And I was never convinced that Richard and Justin posed any sort of threat to Cassie personally, so tension was lacking. Yawn.

I'm giving MURDER BY NUMBERS three stars solely for the reason that I think SB is generally hot, and my eyeballs are still seared with the image of her character prancing out of her make-over session in MISS CONGENIALITY. Do you suppose she's available for the Christmas formal?

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Decent Film With A Stellar Young Cast
Murder By Numbers is an entertaining thriller, it isn't particularly great but it if you want a crime movie that has little action but a lot of thought then this is a good choice,... Read more
Published 13 months ago by willow

5.0 out of 5 stars "Psychos want to get caught."
Sandra Bullock stars as Cassie Mayweather, a tough police detective who's investigating a murder with the help of her new partner (Ben Chaplin). Read more
Published 22 months ago by Kona

4.0 out of 5 stars Very much watchable
Great film. No boring bits. Clever and has twists.

why 4 stars not 5? Just cos I'm super picky. Read more

Published on 10 Mar 2006 by Rachy

4.0 out of 5 stars Murder by Numbers
"Murder by Numbers" is a killer thriller that takes the twist that there are people out there who would be happy to kill simply for kicks and to see if they could get away with... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2005 by Rich Milligan

3.0 out of 5 stars The danger of unsupervised teenagers
If you have a teenager, especially if it's a boy, maybe you should take a moment and check to see what the little hooligan is up to. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2003 by Joseph Haschka

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