Review of Mr. Brooks (2007) by Alex R — 27 Oct 2011

Mr. Brooks is a pretty good suspense thriller that blends drama elements into a pretty engaging story. Mr. Brooks is an entertaining film, and for what it is, it manages to be fairly good, but the cast at times are a little flat, and some choices are questionable such as Dane Cook (who is not as bad as you'd might think, but still a weird choice) and Demi Moore.

William Hurt and Kevin Costner are the best actors here, and their on-screen chemistry is good. Both deliver great performances, especially Kevin Costner. Mr. Brooks is a good thriller that had potential to be excellent; unfortunately the film does fall flat in some places, and at times is quite boring.

The film does boast enough thrills for you to be entertained, and I was entertained for the most part. But at times, I thought that the film could have been better. The concept though for the film is terrific, and is similar to TV's Dexter.

Mr. Brooks is a well acted and entertaining film; Director Bruce A. Evans paces the film the film evenly, and therefore is able to create a good thriller that doesn't rush anything. The film takes its time to create the tension and build up the thrills, and that's one of the high points of the film.

I did enjoy the film for what it was, and there were some good things about it that did surprise me such as the fact that Dane Cook actually gave a decent performance here, and wasn't his usual irritating self.

Mr. Brooks is a good film that could have been done better, but for what it is, it succeeds at delivering a good story and good thrills. A fairly good thriller for what it is, but not the best.