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Keanu Reeves, as a serial killer who stalks and then kills
young women with a piano wire, challenges a retired FBI agent (James Spader) into a deadly
battle of wits. Also with Marisa Tomei, Ernie Hudson, Robert Cicchini, Chris Ellis and
Jenny McShane. [1:33]
SEX/NUDITY 3 - Some sex talk and sexual innuendo. A man browses a Victoria's
Secret catalogue and we see several photos of women in bras and panties. We see several
charcoal and pencil drawings and sketches of naked women -- one shows full frontal nudity.
A man kisses a terrified woman on the mouth, which is covered by duct tape.
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - In different scenes, we see a man grabbing several women
from behind, covering their mouths. In an extended scene we see a woman sitting on a chair
with hands tied behind her back and duct tape on her mouth. A man picks the woman up and
pretends to dance with her, while kissing her taped mouth. In a close-up we see her
dangling feet smearing blood on the floor. In another scene, a man starts to strangle a
woman with a piano wire (he stops as she's gasping for breath). We also see the man
strangle two other women in a similar fashion -- these scenes are in silhouette. We see a
dead woman lying on the floor; her throat has obviously been cut and she's lying in a pool
of blood. In another shorter scene, we see another woman lying in a pool of blood. During
a flashback shown several times we see a woman tied down while her house is on fire; we
hear her scream, as it becomes evident (although we don't see it) that she is on fire. A
man shoots a man in the chest with a shotgun; some blood is visible. A door is knocked
down and a fire ball comes out engulfing several men and throwing them back. A man on fire
jumps into a river. Another man rolls him over and we see a quick glimpse of his burned
face. Several car chases, involving several car crashes. During one a man throws a lit
lighter on gasoline spewing from damaged fuel pumps and causes a huge explosion. A police
car rolls over and then blows up (we learn later that three policemen were killed). During
two other chases men shoot at a speeding car. There are several foot chases: A man chases
a woman through a deserted factory, and several men chase other men; during one chase a
man is hit by a car (he doesn't seem seriously injured and we see this scene in flashback
several times); during another chase a man jumps on another man and then holds him down by
putting his foot on his back. A man shoots another man in the leg; a little blood is
visible. A woman hits a man on the head with a boom box. A man hits another man on the
head with a pistol, rendering him unconscious. A man stabs another man with what looks
like a syringe or a pen (the scene is very indistinct). There are a few scuffles; a
policeman grabs a man and shoves him into a wall several times. We see a man injecting
himself in the bruised groin (presumably from previous injections). We see blood on a
business card and a man washing his gloved, bloody hands.
PROFANITY 8 - Close to 30 F-words, several scatological terms, a few
anatomical terms, a few religious profanities and a religious exclamation, and several
curses and insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Serial killers, obsession, the FBI, psychiatry, police
brutality, anxiety and other prescription psychoactive medications, migraine headaches.
MESSAGE - Don't blame yourself for another person's misdeeds because you
have failed to stop him.
(Note: We see a man take an awful lot of prescription medications for insomnia,
migraine headaches and anxiety attacks.)
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