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  • Actors: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez
  • Directors: D.J. Caruso
  • Writers: Jon Bokenkamp, Michael Pye
  • Producers: Alan C. Blomquist, Anna DeRoy, Bernie Goldmann, Bruce Berman, Dana Goldberg
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English, French
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Sep 2004
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002SCZNK
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,642 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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With superb investigative skills heightened by uncanny natural instincts, Iliana Scott (Angelina Jolie) is not a typical FBI profiler. This beautiful, no-nonsense Special Agent is a cut above the rest, which is why her old friend Captain Le Claire (Tcheky Karyo) calls her to assist his detectives in Montreal when a brutalized body is discovered in a construction site. A murder the next night provides proof of a serial killer, but this time, there is a witness. Artist James Costa (Ethan Hawke) not only saw the murder, but also tried to save the victim, and is even able to provide a sketch of the killer. The plot only thickens as ultra-dedicated Scott, along with ornery, territorial Detective Paquette (Olivier Martinez) and good-natured Detective Duval (Jean-Hugues Anglade), continue their investigation, linking together numerous similar murders over the years and arriving at a disturbing conclusion. To complicate matters even more, Scott is drawn to their charming key witness, Costa, and finds herself in uncomfortable territory as she fights her romantic impulses in an effort to remain professional. Director D.J. Caruso's (THE SALTON SEA) second feature also stars Keifer Sutherland and Gena Rowlands, and was filmed on location in Canada.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars unremarkable serial killer movie, 9 Jul 2005
By Mr. Stephen Kennedy "skenn1701a" (Doha, Qatar) - See all my reviews
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This film is what it is - a by the numbers serial killer movie, that in its heart seems to think it is cleverer and more stylish than it actually is.
However, the location and the offbeat casting do make it worth watching, with some occasional successful stylistic flourishes, and at least one genuinely jump out of your set moment.
Angelina Jolie is in one of her weakest roles here - the FBI profiler with a secret past, a loner who has her own unusual methods of immersing herself into each case. This is never truly explored more than that two dimensional outline however, and Jolie seems to try very little to flesh that out.
The 'Unrated' aspect involves one sex scene which for once does actually integrate into the plot, but does seem a somewhat gratuitous use of Angelinas well known attributes.
Ethan Hawke is fine but not outstanding in an initially ambiguous role, and Kiefer Sutherland is barely there in a few scenes, so dont be fooled by his front cover billing. In fact the scenes with him make for some of the few highlights of the movie. Olivier Martinez and the other French actors fill out thankless roles adequately.
Enjoy it, its not a bad movie, but dont expect surprises or any sense of enjoyment in the process of filmmaking from anyone involved.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT OPENING, CHEWY MIDDLE, DUD FINALE, 6 Sep 2005
By Shashank Tripathi (Gadabout) - See all my reviews
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Artfully done movies that go poof thanks to juvenile plots are so much more tragic than outright silly films. Taking Lives must've been among the most stunning productions of 2004, no doubt, yet it shall remain relegated to oblivion because it sets up a textured plot only to falter before the credits roll. It's almost as if the team was so busy finessing the product they ran out of time and shipped it before it was fully done.

Angelina Jolie plays a psychological profiler from the FBI called upon to solve seemingly connected murders in French-speaking Montreal. She works alongside a couple of cardboard cops -- one a tightly wound incompetent, the other a doting ex-colleague -- to come up with desperately needed leads. Enter Ethan Hawke, an art dealer, a witness to one of the murders. An actor clearly in full command of his art, he is fascinating in long monologues. As this happens, Keifer Sutherland lurks in the shadows on street corners. He has remarkable screen presence, I'm increasingly impressed with the man and hope he bags roles with more meat in the future, but his bit here is sadly inadequate, more of a twist than a role really.

On a positive note, the film unfurls with hypnotic rhythm. The acid-jazzy score lends richly to the overall elegance. You may want to postpone your dinner though, the murders are gruesome and the director doesn't wince in showing open cadavers.

I thought this was needless, as was an utterly skippable intimate interlude between Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke, tossed in for no imaginable reason other than to add on some precious minutes, because soon after it we have an ending that feels almost like a different film. It's cramped into less than 10 minutes, killing the delicate cadence of the movie that preceded it. And it's as idiotic a finale as you've seen in recent memory.

For all but the last ten minutes of its length Taking Lives smacks of topnotch production values, but as they say: give them a strong last impression and you have a hit, goof it up and you're dead as disco. Taking Lives, for all its charm, trips and does the latter.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Potentially good film that fails to deliver, 15 Dec 2006
By pointone (Bournemouth UK) - See all my reviews
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FBI agent Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) is drafted to Montreal to profile a serial killer perpetrating horrific murders. Soon Costa (Ethan Hawke) a witness and art dealer appears and draws a likeness of the killer.

After a few brief nods to criminal profiling (I had hoped profiling would be the key element in the drama instead of a sideshow) we launch into the usual grisly manhunt with relatively predictable twists along the way.

Predictable plot apart the good production values, acting, production and cinematography are wasted by an unexpected, unbelievable and tacky ending that will long live in the memory.

Pity, this could have been an excellent film.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Go For It
This was a follow up to the movie The Bone Collector, only in the sense however that her character has developed from being a cop to detective mainly dealing with murders. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. Ceilidh Lipp

3.0 out of 5 stars The Bone Collector Part 2: This Time It's Competent
It's a film of no great merit and is distinctly run of the mill generic genre stuff. It has a strong start, and plods along well enough until it's illogical ending... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Pete

5.0 out of 5 stars GRIPPING THRILLER
Great storyline. More twists than a carpet factory.

The film is tense and you don't know who the bad guy is until the end of the film. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Nevs

3.0 out of 5 stars Predictable with a twist
Angelina Jolie plays Illeana, an FBI Special Agent who specialty is profiling. She is lent to a law enforcement agency in Canada that is on the trail of a serial killer. Read more
Published 21 months ago by M. A. Ramos

3.0 out of 5 stars good in parts ,bad in others
taking lives is a 2004 film that bombed on its release,while its easy to see why in parts,in other parts its better than alot of films that gain mass success. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2007 by sean paul mccann

2.0 out of 5 stars should have been better....
started off well, and it does have a decent story. Where it goes wrong in my opinion is the casting. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Twisted!!
I thought this film was brilliant, didn't like Ethan Hawke much, but apart from that, it had so many twists in it that I totally didn't expect, especially the ending!! Read more
Published on 12 May 2005 by jodesy

2.0 out of 5 stars Angelina is a fab as usual
............however the rest of the film leaves a lot to be desired. It starts off really well apart from major overacting by Ethan Hawke. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2004 by C. E. T. Herbert

2.0 out of 5 stars V disappointing
Had great hopes for this film, but sadly disappointed. The plot is unconvincing, the killer's identity pretty obvious and the acting no more than OK. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2004 by PB

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, just not my favourite movie.
I really loved this film, not a favourite, but it features all the elements to be one - based on a book (Which I have and is also reccomended, on a gripping, intrequeing idea,... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2004 by bobbyrobertfreak

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