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"SUSPECT ZERO" reviews
- DVD
- SUSPECT ZERO
- Author
- anonymous
- Date reviewed
- 2005-10-27 22:16:49
- Provider
- MRIB
- DVD Review
Suspect Zero didn't get a theatrical release, possibly because its serial killer storyline was considered a little too '90s for the brave new Hollywood of franchises, remakes and comic-book adaptations. And though it's not breaking any boundaries, this is a very functional thriller, featuring impeccable performances from Aaron Eckhart as the cop chasing down Ben Kingsley's bad guy.
In time-honoured style Eckhart finds himself increasingly tormented by the killings, which begin with the discovery of a travelling salesman, his corpse carefully positioned exactly straddling the New Mexico-Arizona border.
Merhige was last seen directing Shadow Of The Vampire and certainly knows how to build the tension gradually. The notion that little separates the hunter and hunted is a something of an old cliché, and not entirely convincing, but for its knife-edge balance of action and suspense, Suspect Zero deserves the UK audience finally coming its way.
Copyright © MRIB 2005.
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