Review of Mr. Brooks (2007) by Blanky A — 13 Mar 2010
Mr. Brooks begins promisingly, but it grows steadily more preposterous as it goes along, becoming the first feel-good serial-killer movie. Dane Cook, still trapped in his innocuous comedy rhythms, turns up as a disturbed young man who has photographed (through a convenient open window shade) Brooks' latest handgun execution.
He tries to blackmail the killer into taking him on his next ''outing'' but their relationship converts the movie, in essence, into a far-fetched buddy film. Things just get worse from there.
Did Brooks need to have a collegiate daughter who's a chip off the old psycho? And the Costner/Hurt duality should get thornier; instead, the film's notion of complication is to have these two collapse into a teary hug.
Costner's bold career move turns out to be a thriller in which even the dark side cares.
This review of Mr. Brooks (2007) was written by Blanky A on 13 Mar 2010.
Mr. Brooks has generally received positive reviews.
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