Review of Mr. Brooks (2007) by Alyssa A — 12 May 2012

Great cast, great suspense, twisted, great movie.

This review of Mr. Brooks (2007) was written by Alyssa A on 12 May 2012.

Mr. Brooks has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Mr. Brooks

Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Ocular24 (16) on 15 Apr 2021

Dialogue Quotes Mr. Earl Brooks: [about Mr. Smith] Maybe I should drive over there and pick him up. Marshall: No, just honk…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Emanate727 (21) on 06 Apr 2021

Reportedly William Hurt took the role of Marshall because he loved the idea of someone going to an Addicts Anonymous class as a cure for homicidal…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Michael (314) on 26 Jan 2016

Unbelievably deep performances from an all-star cast! I missed it in the theaters and only watched it because there was nothing else on…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Kuatolives28 (16) on 07 Apr 2021

A thumbprint forms the backdrop for the end credits…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Clarence B (14) on 04 Jul 2018

This is a great thriller supported by a fantastic cast and a great pace. Mr…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Tim M (3,013) on 15 Feb 2016

Kevin Costner as an uber-analytical serial killer (with William Hurt as his visible/audible subconscious, a riot) versus an angry feminist…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Mar 2017

The film feels sleazy and nasty --- but without the pulp kick of filmmakers who know how to do sleazy and nasty…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Charlie D (332) on 01 Aug 2016

This movie is fantastic, Costner and Hurt have some of the best back and forth ever…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Cyril B (21) on 04 Nov 2018

Interesting movie, but it was never explained why Mr. Brooks was so convinced his daughter was a murderer after the police interview…

Read Review

Review of Mr. Brooks (2007)

By Broyax (884) on 16 Jan 2017

La grande qualité du film, c'est son méchant héros, le tueur compulsif à ses heures perdues…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Primal Fear (1996)

By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 04 Mar 1999

You'd get more of a jolt from Angela Lansbury on Murder, She Wrote and more intellectual stimulation from a cozy game of Clue…

Read Review

Review of Hollywoodland (2006)

By Jocastat. (1) on 12 Sep 2006

Absolutely atrocious. The script was banal and general, and really told no particular story whatsoever. A two hour meander…

Read Review

Review of Rope (1948)

By Steve H (1,232) on 13 Feb 2012

Got bored after ten minutes so stopped watching, totally boring…

Read Review

Review of Miss Congeniality (2000)

By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 25 Feb 2014

The jokes are lame, the set-up is stupid and Bullock, occasionally a winsome comedienne and here a co-producer, is annoying as heck…

Read Review

Review of American Psycho (2000)

By Chris Phillips (6) for Movieline (883) on 16 Apr 2001

Harron, thankfully, chooses to leave most of the carnage to our imaginations, but without any psychological backing for Patrick's bloody acts,…

Read Review

Review of Secret Window (2004)

By Martin Scribbs (122) for Mixed Reviews (171) on 05 Aug 2004

Another lousy movie adapted from Stephen King's writing; another slander against the mentally ill; another energetic Depp performance in a…

Read Review

Review of Touch of Evil (1958)

By Terrence W (34) on 13 Jun 2009

This was an extremely disappointing movie…

Read Review

Review of Sweet Sixteen (2002)

By Mad M (980) on 17 Nov 2013

Meh. It doesn't press far enough in any direction to be memorable or worth watching. Good performances…

Read Review

Review of Clean, Shaven (1995)

By Nordic S (56) on 25 Sep 2008

Indie movie trying to give us insight into a schizophrenic man but is more about random moments with out any real story…

Read Review

Review of Mississippi Burning (1988)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 02 Jan 2019

Unfortunately, the central narrative premise of Mississippi Burning sets up the FBI as the sole heroic defender of the victims of southern…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews