Review of Blue Caprice (2013) by Alex R — 09 Dec 2013

The DC Sniper case was one of the shocking crimes in first half of the 21 Century. A sniper in the DC region, started targeting random people, and had police baffled. The massacre continued for twenty-two days.

Blue Caprice is a well crafted character study into the mind of two killers that terrorized a region of the States that is normally a safe place. With this film, we get a flair of sheer madness, but it's told in a subtle way, and the tone of the film is slow paced, but as it unravels we see how two killers terrorize a city.

Brilliantly acted and directed, what I loved about the film is that it wasn't graphic or tried to exploit the tragedy in any way. Blue Caprice is an effective drama that boasts a very good cast of actors.

Isaiah Washington delivers a blistering, intense performance as John Allen Mohammed, one of the perpetrators of the rampage. Blue Caprice is haunting in its images, performances, and it's quite a feat of storytelling.

The subject that the film deals with is not for everyone, but to those who are interested, it's worth seeing. The film really surprised me, and lead actor Washington delivered the finest performance of his career, and I think he matured as an actor with this movie.

Though not for everyone, Blue Caprice is a well executed drama based on a horrible massacre. Instead of focusing on the massacre, the filmmakers decided to focus on the events leading up to it, while not showing too much of the rampage, instead suggesting what is about to happen; that way it makes for a much more gripping and disturbing picture, one that will stay with you for a while.