Drama\thriller
PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Jodie Foster: Erica Bain, a 40-something NYC radio talk show personality
Naveen Andrews: her fiancé David
Terrence Howard: NYC Police Detective Sean Mercer
Nicky Katt: his partner Detective Vitale
Mary Steenburgen: Erica’s boss Carol
REVIEW
The trouble with any review of a thriller is not to give away too much. With that in mind several things need be said:
this is Jodie Foster’s best performance in quite some while. The role calls for a wide range of human emotion and she pulls it off big time.
the supporting cast is first rate
the production values are top notch (cinematography, costume design etc)
Despite the fact it runs almost two hours, there’s not a lot that could be edited out. In fact time goes by quickly enough since there is a certain element of uncertainity that keeps you attentive.
One cautionary note: there are some scenes of violence but it’s not something most people can’t handle.
CLASSIFICATION
for violence, profanity, sexual situations, brief nudity.FOR NITPICKERS ONLY
When Detective Mercer is shot he shouts into his walkie-talkie “10-13, 10-13”. This is the police 10-code requesting weather and road conditions. It seems entirely out of place. A 10-43 (call a doctor) would have been more appropriate given his circumstances.
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