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Suspect Zero (2004)

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Reviews Counted:127

Fresh:22

Rotten:105

Average Rating:4.4/10

Consensus: Other than Ben Kingsley, there's not much to like in this preposterous thriller.

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $8,570,393

Synopsis: It's 4 AM and torrents of rain pour down on a dusty roadside New Mexico diner. Inside, an innocuous looking salesman sips coffee while catching up on his fishing magazines. After the front door... It's 4 AM and torrents of rain pour down on a dusty roadside New Mexico diner. Inside, an innocuous looking salesman sips coffee while catching up on his fishing magazines. After the front door creaks open, an unusual looking man startles the salesman by sitting down at his table and displaying frightening drawings that send the salesman fleeing for the safety of his car. We meet Agent Thomas Mackelway on his first day of work at the Albuquerque field office of the FBI. Mackelway, wrestling with secrets and demons from his past, is plagues by headaches and feels that he is being watched. And in fact he is... but by whom? Mackelway finds himself mysteriously drawn into a bizarre series of murders: the salesman from the diner found dead in his car on the deserted New Mexico border; a sixth grade teacher from Boulder, Co. discovered in an abandoned vehicle in the diner parking lot; and Mackelay's own personal nemesis, killed while attacking a young girl. Mackelway's former partner, Fran Kulok, who knows Mackelway's deepest secrets, is sent to Albuquerque to assist him on the case. Together, they set out to solve this lethal puzzle. What do these murders have in common? The case becomes increasingly personal as Mackelway's determination turns to obsession. The killer seems to be taunting him, faxing him hundreds of maddening, chilling clues, all of which point to a cunning renegade named Benjamin O'Ryan. Trained in a secret government remote viewing program which enabled five elite agents to get into the hearts and minds of killers and their victims, O'Ryan became consumed with tracking the ultimate manifestation of a killer -- Suspect Zero. -- © Paramount Pictures [More]

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harry J. Lennix

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harry J. Lennix

Director: E. Elias Merhige

Director: E. Elias Merhige
Screenwriter: Billy Ray, Zak Penn
Producer: Paula Wagner
Composer: Clint Marsell
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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What a mess. What in the world is this stupid miasma supposed to be?

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
09/01/04
Boo Allen
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Another in a long line of second-rate serial-killer flicks.

Full Review Source: Fresno Bee | comment Comment
09/01/04
Donald Munro
Donald Munro
Fresno Bee

Dramatically, Zero is a fiasco, recklessly bouncing around logic and coherence like a pinball.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
09/01/04
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

A visually inventive, capably performed package that, when opened, reveals nothing on the inside.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
09/01/04
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

I was watching this movie with a friend and when the end credits rolled I noticed that he'd fallen asleep. I think that pretty much says it all, don't you?

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
08/31/04
Jeremy Knox
Jeremy Knox
Film Threat

Slips on the banana peel of exaggerated fear factor, falling facedown with the introduction of an über-creep serial killer (Ben Kingsley) grimly stalking some hapless prey.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
08/31/04
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice

It had to happen. Somebody took my idea for a movie ... and then trashed it.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
08/30/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

[A] visually jarring, psychologically daring trip that explores terror in a fresh, if crazy, manner.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
08/30/04
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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Aims to be another "Seven" but misses that target totally

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
08/30/04
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

Suspect Zero has two good ideas, and it squanders them both.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
08/30/04
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Moody, earnest and not particularly involving, film oozes with pretension and mediocre performances.**

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
08/30/04
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

Ben Kinsley gives me the creeps in these intense roles and this film is no exception.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
08/29/04
Vince Koehler
Vince Koehler
Entertainment Spectrum

Instead of building suspense and tension, Suspect Zero devotes its efforts to creating a weird and creepy milieu that will leave fans of police procedurals wanting and avant-garde enthusiasts scratching their heads.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
08/29/04
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

The film tries to be a follow-up to Seven but instead throws down a big Zero.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/29/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
08/28/04
Boston Phoenix

Any decent cinema sleuth will have this sucker solved and filed away long before the film decides to reveal itself.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
08/28/04
E! Online

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Full Review Source: Journal News (Westchester, NY) | comment Comment
08/28/04
David Germain
David Germain
Journal News (Westchester, NY)

It’s said that great British actors will do anything for money. This is the case with Ben Kingsley, who gives a great performance in a rather sucky serial killer thriller.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
08/28/04
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Merhige, whose last film was the clever and creepy Shadow of the Vampire, seems to have succumbed to Big Picture Disease here.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/28/04
Lewis Beale
Lewis Beale
Film Journal International

Its junkiness shines through its posh patina. Exploitation is just no fun anymore, now that it's all so damn tasteful.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
08/28/04
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
 
 
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