To Catch a Killer – ABC Film Challenge – Catch-Up 2023 – T – To Catch a Killer – Movie Review
Director: Damian Szifron
Writer: Damian Szifron, Jonathan Wakeham (Screenplay)
Cast
- Shailene Woodley (Fault in our Stars)
- Ben Mendelsohn (Ready Player One)
- Jovan Adepo (Fences)
- Ralph Ineson (The Green Knight)
- Richard Zeman (Brick Mansions)
Plot: Baltimore. New Year’s Eve. A talented but troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI’s chief investigator to help profile and track down a disturbed individual terrorizing the city.
Runtime: 1 Hour 59 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: To Catch a Killer starts when Baltimore’s New Year’s Eve celebrations are interrupted by a sniper going on a killing rampage. Police Officer Eleanor (Woodley) arrives on the scene with other officers. FBI investigator Lammark (Mendelsohn) is assigned the wider case, he ends up working with Eleanor and Jack McKenzie (Adepo).
The team face other competition from the authority in the city that wants the crime solved as quickly as possible. However, the case becomes more complicated as the media starts speculating the truth.
Verdict on To Catch a Killer
To Catch a Killer is an action thriller following the aftermath of a mass shooting. It follows an FBI investigator teaming up with a police officer as they try to solve the case. However, the case becomes more complicated when the world starts trying to speculate who is behind the killing.
This movie starts out very interesting, the shock and panic of the opening attack drags us in. The investigation into the person behind it also has plenty of interest as well as playing the politics about getting it closed quickly. With all this excellent build, the story seems to fizzle out without getting the intensity it deserves. It feels like the cat-n-mouse concept doesn’t get put into play enough and just becomes a generic movie by the end.
Final Thoughts – To Catch a Killer has a great opening sequence that only leaves the film fizzling out.
