Mindhunters

Mindhunters
Cast: Val Kilmer, LL Cool J, Christian Slater
Studio: Miramax
Rating: 4/10

CORPORATE LINE: Hiding within a group of eight FBI profilers is a serial killer. In the ultimate test of their crime-solving savvy, these endangered young agents – each compelled by his or her secret past to probe the criminal mind – must figure out who among them is a ruthless predator . . . before, one by one, they all fall prey to the killer’s ingenious plan.

With MINDHUNTERS, director Renny Harlin (“Cliffhanger,” “Die Hard 2,” “Deep Blue Sea,” “Driven”) gives the serial killer thriller an edge-of-your-seat whodunit twist. Inspired by Agatha Christie’s “Ten Little Indians,” the story crescendos in suspense as a group of brand new profilers realize that a terrible evil has entered their circle – and there may be no way out alive.

When a simulated FBI training exercise turns shockingly real, with one of the agents meeting an unexpected demise, the profilers realize this is more than a final exam — it’s a battle for their lives. Completely isolated, the agents have no choice but to solve the heinous crime on their own. But how can they trust one another when they each possess the skills, the motives and the means to be the murderer? No one is above suspicion, or the perils of overwhelming fear, as they use everything in their power to uncover the killer’s identity and end the relentless hunt.

THE GOOD: The best actors disappear in the first ten minutes.

THE BAD: The best actors disappear in the first ten minutes.

Why is Val Kilmer even in this movie? Is he that hard-up for cash or did he just get offered so much money for ten minutes that it was impossible to refuse? Either way, Kilmer didn’t increase his stock by adding Mindhunters to his resume. Christian Slater definitely needs everything he can get but he was too good for this movie.

There isn’t much more to say—this movie sucks.

FRANKLY: Mindhunters is one-dimensional, stupid, boring, and worst of all—mindless. How can a movie called Mindhunters be completely mindless? It’s almost an insult. Wait, it was an insult. The cheesy special-effects make this little more than a B-movie. Which makes you wonder again what LL was doing—he gets better offers than this—right? Next time the studio wants to save money by hiring some known actors and mixing them with no name bad actors they can always call me—I’m ready to work!

+ Charlie Craine


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