Synopsis
Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.
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Cast
- Sandra BullockCassie Mayweather
- Ben ChaplinSam Kennedy
- Ryan GoslingRichard Haywood
- Michael PittJustin Pendleton
- Agnes BrucknerLisa Mills
- Chris PennRay Feathers
- R. D. CallRod Cody
- Tom VericaAl Swanson
- Janni BrennMs. Elder
- John VickeryRestaurant Manager
Recommendations
- 80
Washington Post
Turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting. - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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. - 63
ReelViews
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. - 63
Boston Globe
For much of its length, the film is plausible, if predictable and ponderous. Its strongest assets are its actors. - 50
Miami Herald
In Murder by Numbers, though, even Schroeder can't keep his own boredom from showing. - 50
Village Voice
But owing no doubt to the requirements of Sandra Bullock, the movie's above-the-line star, executive producer, and worst enemy, this potboiling procedural never stands a chance of disproving its title. - 50
Film Threat
Doesn't necessarily make Murder by Numbers an awful film; it's certainly watchable, but it never escapes its paint-by-numbers design. - 50
The New York Times
The real surprise, given the secondhand material, is that not everything proceeds by rote in Murder by Numbers.
