Thoughts On FBI Drama Thriller, “Untraceable”
The movie Untraceable envisions an FBI agent tasked with taking down a serial killer who enjoys posting live videos of his victims on the Internet. The killer has an accomplice, which is “you”, according to the tagline of the film. The more people log onto the web site, the faster the victims die. Diane Lane seems to go from an unfaithful wife, an unloved divorcee, a lovelorn pre-school teacher to an FBI agent without batting an eye.
Untraceable’s plot does indeed seem to start as one similar to one of our favorite FBI dramas, but does it deliver just as well? One reviewer said the film is not as nearly as good as the trailer, saying, “There are no real twists to keep viewers on the edge of their seat…”.
From seeing the trailer, I got the sense that the grisly death scenes of the victims are pretty important to the film, and because of this (the fact that it reminded me of a modded “Saw” sequel), I’ve avoided this one in the box office for now.
The saving grace I keep hearing about for this movie? An incredible young 
actor named Joseph Cross who made the role of the serial killer his own (I’m talking goose bumps here). He’s best know for roles in Running With Scissors, and Flags Of Our Fathers.
Playing devil’s advocate here, another reviewer said the movie falls on the side of good entertainment by saying, “Untraceable has flaws, but this cat-and-mouse team is so hypnotic that all you do is sit there waiting while they deliver one big shock after another”. Wow!
I’ll let you decide, but for some reason, I long to see this same plot written by one of the Criminal Minds writers. Maybe there’s a good “Internet killer” episode out there already, ah-la Numb3rs?
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