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| Starring: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel, Gabrielle Union, Gabriel Mann. Director: Stephen Gaghan Writer: Stephen Gaghan Studios: Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment Rated: PG-13 (for drug/alcohol content, some violence, language, and sexuality) Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes Year: 2002 OK. I was at least expecting something from this movie. Some cheap little thrills that would at least satisfy my interest. But this is another movie poorly advertised by the foolish people at Paramount Pictures. This was marketed as a teen thriller about a stalking ex-boyfriend. It is really a psychological drama about a girl with a fear of abandonment. And too bad, it is not a good movie at all, but a boring one. Katie Burke (Katie Holmes) is having a great time in college. She is at the top of her class, can get any job in the country she wants, and is writing a thesis. But when a old problem comes back to haunt her, her life starts going downhill. A case involving her missing boyfriend Embry (Charlie Hunnam) comes back into play and a new detective (Benjamin Bratt) takes the case. But as Katie and the detective begin to develop feelings for each other, more clues come into play which leads to a rather surprising climax. Basically, there are only three people in this movie who actually have a point. Katie, the detective, and Embry. Everyone else sucks in their roles. All of them are wasted in small, tepid, pointless roles that are both offensive and meaningless. The three aren't that good either. Katie Holmes is decent, but I expected more from her. Overall, this is a terrible movie which I don't reccomend. *1/2 stars --Cory Thompson |