Review of Taking Lives (2004) by Ron W — 20 May 2013

Fantastic movie!!! Wished I would have seen it sooner!!

This review of Taking Lives (2004) was written by Ron W on 20 May 2013.

Taking Lives has generally received mixed reviews.

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Un scÃ©nario prenant... Des acteurs magnifiques... Des images Ã©tonnantes... Des idÃ©es dÃ©calÃ©es…

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By Stephen Cole (251) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 13 Nov 2015

If only Taking Lives had given Jolie a greater foil than Ethan Hawke -- a young Kevin Spacey or Jack Nicholson say -- the film might have been…

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By Cameron J (1,335) on 28 Apr 2014

I actually liked this even though it seems no one else did...and I don't even like angelina jolie…

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Has a lot going for it, but two-thirds of the way through, things fall apart. The film’s weaknesses are directly tied to the narrative…

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