Review of Mindhunters (2004) by Mike B — 10 Feb 2013
Trashy and utterly preposterous serial killer story about a group of FBI trainees dropped off at an island with a dummy city for a practice investigation. But guess what? There really is a serial killer on the island who is offing the team members one by one with increasingly over complicated, Rube Goldberg-like traps.
However, hit-or-miss director Renny Harlan manages to make the ridiculous story pretty entertaining. It also helps that you've got a decent cast, featuring Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, and LL Cool J.
The original story and screenplay was written by the very smart Wayne Kramer ("The Cooler" "Running Scared") but this film is nowhere as smart as the films he's made as a writer/director.
Still, if you're in the mood for a popcorn serial killer film, you could do a lot worse than this.
This review of Mindhunters (2004) was written by Mike B on 10 Feb 2013.
Mindhunters has generally received mixed reviews.
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