Review of Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier (2013) by Ryan M — 23 May 2004

As the title suggested, [i]Twisted[/i] offers a plotline that is, well, twisted, for lack of a better word. A thrilling mystery of serial killers (don?t I just get tired of them already?), keenly focusing on the daily activities on the main detective character, working her way to decipher the clues and possible motives to the crime.

While Ashley Judd may no longer has the exquisite look she had in her days, she appears to fulfill the role of inspector-elect Jessica Shepherd as that attractive, yet strong, petite cop that raises the desire of her colleagues for a quick dose of office romance. Running amok to reveal the mastermind behind a series of murders, whose victims all happen to be people she had slept with, Shepherd discovers a painful truth that involves the tragic ends of her parents when she was only six, a superior that had treated herself as his own daughter all these times, and her suspicious new field partner that proves to be just as mysterious as the slayings themselves.

There were lots of silent moments throughout the movie. Either to induce suspense in the audience?s expectations, or just merely to prolong certain scenes that have a significant effect in the course of the story, they do their jobs well. While not as terrifying as, say, [i]Taking Lives[/i], [i]Twisted[/i] still has to be proud of its scene-to-scene, set-to-set sequences, which, although may be confusing at first, was handled expertly and turned out sophisticated and forcing viewers to work what?s going on by themselves.

In my opinion, [i]Twisted[/i] should stand 8/10. It doesn?t exactly include all the aspects of a thriller flick you?d expect, but a twisted storyline and a terrific unexpected ending should make up for people?s disappointments.