Untraceable (2008) R - 3½ Stars

It's funny how different people's opinions can be. I liked this movie and the friend I watched it with, just kept saying how silly and unbelievable it all was. Perhaps I was into it more because it was about the Internet of which I am an avid user. None the less, I bought the story line and was more intrigued into the modern technology, and how fast the F.B.I. could find their prey. The movie gave me the impression I was watching something from the first great Saw movie.

F.B.I. agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane), specializes in Internet cybercrime. She has seen it all before and has helped put many criminals behind bars for identity theft. But nothing can prepare her for this latest cyber crime. Someone has put up a web site, KillWithMe.com where the creator inflicts major torture on his victims and invites the public to tune in and watch. The more people that log on to view, the faster the victim dies.

Along with Jennifer's partner Griffin Dowd (Colin Hanks), the two race against the clock to find out where the feed is coming from. Even with their sophisticated world of technology, the owner of the site has managed to become unsearchable and the first victim dies live in front of a growing number of Internet voyeurs. The pair are getting closer when Jennifer discovers the reasoning behind the killings. It seems the father of a disturbed boy, committed suicide and blew his brains out on a bridge live on national T.V. The media made a mockery of his death, even replaying the scene one more time, and Owen Riley (Joseph Cross) vows to make them all suffer and pay like his first victim did who sold a piece of his fathers flesh on an Internet auction site.

When this psycho is able to hack into Jennifer's personal computer, and her family is put at risk, the hunt becomes personal. Griffin is tricked and now becomes the latest visual offering. And now that Jennifer has made the connection of all the slaughtered victims, she will find herself fighting for her own life to bring this killer down.

Sony Pictures
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writers: Allison Burnett, Robert Fyvolent, Mark R. Brinker
Producers: Tom Rosenberg, Andy Cohen, Steve Pearl

I viewed 5/08