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Murder by Numbers (2002) Rank 5 Reviews
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Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
Entertainment Ave! - The Movie Theater
Village Voice (Dennis Lim)
Even from deep in a K-hole, you'd need about 10 seconds to figure out the remaining plot twists in this jaded muscle-queen morality tale. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Village Voice (Dennis Lim)
Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
The literal cliffhanger ending is far too overblown to be convincing, but most of what comes before it deserves praise. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
Murder by Numbers nos obliga a identificarnos no con los representantes de la ley, sino con los autores del crímen. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Stoppard and his director, Michael Apted, must be aware of how dry their film is, because periodically they work in little thriller divertimenti -- car chases and such -- that only serve to point up how un-thrilling everything is. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Entertain Your Brain review
Moda Mag (Kage Alan)
Lights Out Films - DVD Review
Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Washington Post (Desson Howe)
3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)
Sandra Bullock is not very convincing as a tough cop, but she does a better job than Jennifer Lopez in Angel Eyes. The two films have a lot of similarities (and they're both bad).
The movie does quite a good job with the two villains, Richard Haywood ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)
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Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
The story may be about cold-blooded murder, but Bullock's pulsating performance is about the getting of wisdom. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Ellen A. Kim)
Schroeder's misstep is trying hard to please his star, whether it be her character's empathetic past or one very fake-looking action climax. His greatest service is keeping her toe-to-toe with her talented co-stars -- and both are the better for it. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Ellen A. Kim)
Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)
Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
The outline of Murder by Numbers may be familiar, but the filmmakers and Bullock do an expert job of filling in the colors. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
USA Today (Mike Clark)
The result is two or three cuts above genre standard. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at USA Today (Mike Clark)
La Presse, Montréal (--)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Richard and Justin, the high school killers in "Murder by Numbers," may not have heard of Leopold and Loeb, or seen Hitchcock's "Rope," or studied any of the other fictional versions ("Compulsion," "Swoon") of the infamous murder pact between two brainy a ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
CinemaSpeak.com (Ian Golding)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Murder by Numbers gives Sandra Bullock her best role in recent memory. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Newsday (Jan Stuart)
This is Sandra Bullock at her teasing, wonder woman best. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt make a truly sinister pair of culprits. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"The conventional crime film seems lively when it isn't trying too hard to be so cute." ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
Cinema Signals (--)
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
A psychological thriller that is as thoroughly involving and taut as it is intelligently written. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
NutzWorld (Blake French)
...the plot weaves us into a complex web. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at NutzWorld (Blake French)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability, creating a character you'd like to like, and could like, if she weren't so sad, strange and turned in upon herself. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Works as another uncompromisingly adult movie that assumes its audience is intelligent and doesn't have to cut narrative corners to make viewers feel safe. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Slow pace, good acting. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)
Barbet & Bullock Bring Some Style To A By-The-Numbers Script! ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)
Fresno Bee (Rick Bentley)
An interesting psychological game of cat-and-mouse, three-dimensional characters and believable performances all add up to a satisfying crime drama. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Fresno Bee (Rick Bentley)
DVDwolf ("Tom Servo")
BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
DVDTown (John J. Puccio)
CultureDose.net (Brandon Curtis)
Entertainment Zone Review
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Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
TNMC ("Lazlo Hollyfeld")
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Entertainment Insiders
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
IndependentCritics.com (TC Candler)
Movie Vault (Oktay Ege Kozak)
allesfilm.com (Thomas Taborsky)
Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
CineScene.com (Ed Owens)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Though Schroeder makes you squirm more than you want to at the inevitable scenes of the trussed-up female murder victim, he also has the proclivity and the skill to make at least the B-picture half of Murder by Numbers of more than passing interest. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
LA Weekly (F. X. Feeney)
Even as the psychological interdependencies of the two boys take the foreground, the movie gets more and more crowded with fun-house surprises and cliffhanging set pieces. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at LA Weekly (F. X. Feeney)
The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)
Entertainment Weekly
Even though Bullock engages in a climactic scene of blue-screen peril, she essentially cedes the match to the kids. In this mediocre murder case, their presence is the only thing that's really killer. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
It wasn't exactly a sleeper, but it sure wasn't great. The promos made this movie out to be something entirely different. I was disappointed in almost every aspect of it, especially the obvious backdrops. You don't exactly get spoon-fed in this one, but ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
E! Online (--)
Definitely a wrong Number . ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at E! Online (--)
Slant Magazine - DVD Review
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
TheWorldJournal.com
eFilmCritic (Jack Sommersby)
Entertainment Insiders (Stephen Wong)
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
"Murder By Numbers" couldn't be more aptly named. There is indeed a murder - two of them, in fact - and the movie proceeds strictly by the numbers laid down long ago in some by-the-book Hollywood writing class. There must also be a more recent, ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
In effect gives you two movies for the price of one. The better one doesn't star Sandra Bullock. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
This is the kind of film where the audience has to sort through the sequences, like visiting the green grocer's: liked that bit, can do without those. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Boston Globe (Chris Fujiwara)
For much of its length, the film is plausible, if predictable and ponderous. Its strongest assets are its actors. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Boston Globe (Chris Fujiwara)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Towards the end, Murder By Numbers reverts to form with cheesy clichés, plot twists, and a fair amount of unnecessary action, but that's easily the film's low point. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Houston Chronicle (--)
This should've been called Moviemaking by the Numbers . That would be a truthful description. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Houston Chronicle (--)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Although I can't quite recommend Murder By Numbers - at least not without qualifications - I will admit to having been pleasantly surprised by the film. Based on previews (probably an unfair method to pre-judge any motion picture), I had expected another ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
Might have passed as the latest installment of the similarly titled Murder She Wrote franchise. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Proves more lumbering and obvious than dramatically strong or intellectually riveting...Don't count on it for anything beyond a modest level of competence. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
It thinks it is original and incisive, when really it's the same old movie-of-the-week. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Bubakar Awards (Brian Owens)
Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
Blunt Review.com (Emily Blunt)
Boxoffice Magazine (Bridget Byrne)
Sandra Bullock, despite downplaying her good looks, carries a little too much ain't- she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Bridget Byrne)
TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
The story has some nice twists but the ending and some of the back-story is a little tired. The performances are all solid; it merely lacks originality to make it a great movie. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
Fantastica Daily (Staci Layne Wilson)
Murder by Numbers isn't a mystery -- we know whodunit right away -- the fun of it is in guessing how they did it, if they plan on doing it again, and whether or not they'll get caught. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Fantastica Daily (Staci Layne Wilson)
Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
Even with Bullock working overtime to centre her performance and the film in reality, it's the exceptional, multi-layered performances of Gosling and Pitt that give the movie its tension and edge. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Isn't a great movie, but it's a perfectly acceptable widget. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
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Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Engrossing but psychologically shallow tale. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
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Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Plays like Matlock or Columbo at twice the length and half the energy level. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Sue Pierman)
While there are some nifty twists, they're laced with corny dialogue, trite stereotypes and B-movie-grade effects, which eat away at the film's slick, sinister veneer. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Sue Pierman)
Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
There are times when the movie plays like a version of Alfred Hitchcock's Rope if the Jimmy Stewart role were replaced with the team from TV's C.S.I. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
You might think that people dumb enough to make a by-the-numbers movie about a murder would at least be smart enough not to call it Murder By Numbers . ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
A slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Schroeder is sometimes able to disguise his contempt for the material and elevate it into something serviceable (like Single White Female ). In Murder by Numbers , though, even Schroeder can't keep his own boredom from showing. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
CriminyPete.com (--)
Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Aside from the consistently creepy atmosphere that director Barbet Schroeder imparts to the picture, there's not much to like about Murder by Numbers . ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Popkorn Junkie (--)
Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)
ReelMovieCritic.com (David Speilman)
Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
If the film does have a saving grace, it's the pairing of up-and-coming actors Gosling and Pitt, who make their scenes watchable to the point that you almost want their characters to get away with the crime. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Some will not like this film because it doesn't offer easy answers. It doesn't have the usual, pat Hollywood ending. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Movielocity (Blake Kunisch)
Denver Post (Steven Rosen)
Murder By Numbers plays like two separate movies awkwardly joined together. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Denver Post (Steven Rosen)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
When Bullock is on screen, Murder by Numbers is as far away as a sleepwalker's gaze. But when Schroeder focuses on the teenagers, the film is wide awake, eye-to-eye with adolescent angst and anomie. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
... It leaves you feeling that it could have been so much more. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
There's nothing really wrong with Murder by Numbers -- it's just that you've seen it all before. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
The real surprise, given the secondhand material, is that not everything proceeds by rote in Murder by Numbers. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
There is indeed a murder - two of them, in fact - and the movie proceeds strictly by the numbers laid down long ago in some by-the-book Hollywood writing class. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
The movie has generic virtues, and despite a lot of involved talent, seems done by the numbers. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
The movie’s major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula, though, and it’s quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian (Johnny Donaldson)
...moviemaking by numbers. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at The Massachusetts Daily Collegian (Johnny Donaldson)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
A near miss, a respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details, but ultimately weak in its impact. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Everything its title implies, a standard-issue crime drama spat out from the Tinseltown assembly line. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
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Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
The script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
Murder by Numbers just doesn't add up. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
Film Threat (Michael Dequina)
Doesn't necessarily make Murder by Numbers an awful film; it's certainly watchable, but it never escapes its paint-by-numbers design. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Film Threat (Michael Dequina)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
In Murder by Numbers, though, even Schroeder can't keep his own boredom from showing. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Neither the crime nor its detection is especially interesting, and screenwriter Tony Gayton doesn't appear to be aiming for psychological insights. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
A movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture. We can tell what it is supposed to be, but can't really call it a work of art. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
A respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details, but ultimately weak in its impact. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
As a hybrid teen thriller and murder mystery, Murder by Numbers fits the profile too closely. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
What's missing in Murder by Numbers is any real psychological grounding for the teens' deviant behaviour. Being latently gay and liking to read are hardly enough. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Fans of CSI and Patricia Cornwell novels are not likely to find Murder by Numbers any more convincing than the Simpson jury found blood tracings. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Half of Murder by Numbers is good, and it's not the half with Sandra Bullock. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Reel.com (Pam Grady)
Murder by Numbers is a perfect title, recalling the 'paint by numbers' faux-art form notable for its lack of originality and inspiration. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Reel.com (Pam Grady)
Boston Globe (Chris Fujiwara)
For much of its length, the film is plausible, if predictable and ponderous. Its strongest assets are its actors. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Boston Globe (Chris Fujiwara)
San Francisco Examiner (Joe Leydon)
Adds up to less than the sum of its better parts. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Joe Leydon)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
plods through its psychological murder-mystery trappings like well-worn clothes, and the edges are definitely starting to look frayed ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
Starts out dark, thrilling and inventive, then, regrettably, becomes sappy, mainstream and mundane. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
A moralizing thriller so listless that it plays out like a game of mouse and mouse. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
A sappy big-screen version of TV's ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews (Scott A. Mantz)
Mediasharx (Dustin Gast)
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
There's nothing blatantly wrong with it (except perhaps the red-assed baboon ex machina), but it's 100% shock-free and coasts to a formulaic conclusion. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Follows well-worn paths of the cops-and-psycho-killer routine. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
[Gayton's script] telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
BeatBoxBetty.com (--)
Heroics aside, Murder By Numbers just doesn't add up. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at BeatBoxBetty.com (--)
Screen It! (Jim Judy)
About on par with any mediocre episode of most any TV show featuring a homicide detective. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Screen It! (Jim Judy)
Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
Doesn't add up to much. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Murder By Numbers is like a couple of mediocre TV-movie -of-the-week films clumsily stuck together. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
MovieMaze (Thomas Brendel)
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)
Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
In context, it's utterly, dismayingly typical. ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
filmcritic.com (Max Messier)
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)
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)
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)
Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
eFilmCritic.com (Kelly Palma)
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)
eFilmcritic.com (Jack Sommersby)
One of the laziest, underdeveloped, sophomoric psychological thrillers... ...read the complete Murder by Numbers movie review at eFilmcritic.com (Jack Sommersby)
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