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Murder by Numbers (2002) Rank 1 Reviews
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MovieMaze (Thomas Brendel)
Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
In context, it's utterly, dismayingly typical. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
New Times (L.A.) (Bill Gallo)
Most obvious crime is first-degree dullness, giving us a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at New Times (L.A.) (Bill Gallo)
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
This may do to Bullock's fans what "Ishtar" did to Warren Beatty's admirers. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski)
This movie is made as if by formula, following a paint-by-number kit, and rarely blends the colors between the lines, which would make it more interesting. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Zap2it.com (Michael Szymanski)
Matinee Magazine (Joe McGovern)
America's second-place sweetheart Sandra Bullock gives her narcissistic best at sucking all surrounding planetoids into her dying Star. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Matinee Magazine (Joe McGovern)
Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
A subtle variation on I Spit On Your Grave in which our purported heroine pathologically avenges a hatred for men. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Needcoffee.com - DVD Review
Justin (Pitt) is your average high school "freak." He's studious, observant, intelligent. Richard (Gosling) is your average high school "popular guy." He's a smartass, he's got craploads of money, and he can bag any co-ed he wants. They seem like the ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Needcoffee.com - DVD Review
Jam! Movies
Two snotty teenagers plan the perfect crime in Murder By Numbers, a Leopold-and-Loeb type of psychological thriller that's more whydunnit than whodunnit.
Murder By Numbers shows you up front who the killers are. The movie then concentrates on the ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Jam! Movies
filmcritic.com (Max Messier)
Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
eFilmCritic.com (Kelly Palma)
Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
Orlando Weekly (Eric Allen Hatch)
Murder by Numbers is half slick teen thriller and half boring, poorly acted police procedural. Stay away. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Orlando Weekly (Eric Allen Hatch)
Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
This premise could, just maybe, make for a decent thriller, but everything about Murder by Numbers is so flavorless and rote, so devoid of real suspense and human interest, that you never suspect for a moment that the answers are likely to be engaging. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
filmcritic.com (Max Messier)
Bullock plays hard-nosed, seasoned homicide detective Cassie Mayweather, who has more issues than four of my ex-girlfriends combined. After a young woman is found dead in her district, Cassie and her new partner Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin) take the case ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at filmcritic.com (Max Messier)
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