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Mood:
- RoughSuspensefulMind BendingTense
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Plot:
- Criminal HeroesSerial KillerSplit PersonalityPsychologicalPsychopathCrimesDeadlyMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- DramaThrillerCrime
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- Oregon
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Style:
- Twists and Turns
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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- Strong Sexual ContentNudityProfanityStrong Violent Content
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Mr. Brooks, 2007
English
USA
Profile of Mr. Brooks
Mr. Brooks can be described as rough, mind bending, and tense. The plot revolves around a character with a split personality, a psychopath, and a serial killer. The main genres are drama, thriller, and crime. In terms of style, Mr. Brooks involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Oregon. Mr. Brooks takes place in contemporary times. Note that it involves strong sexual content, strong violent content, and nudity.
Summary of Mr. Brooks
Kevin Costner stars as Earl Brooks, a man whose seemingly perfect family and status in the community hide an ugly secret. Brooks constantly says the plea of an addict--the Serenity Prayer--but he's not in the grip of drugs or alcohol. Instead, his neat little bow tie belies a man with an urge to kill. Though he's staved off that desire for two years, it has returned thanks to the efforts of his evil inner voice (William Hurt, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE). He is caught in the act by a man who calls himself Mr. Smith (Dane Cook, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH), but Mr. Smith doesn't want to turn Brooks in. The smarmy amateur photographer wants to learn from Brooks's methodical ways and become a killer himself. Meanwhile, a tough cop (Demi Moore, BOBBY) hunts for the man responsible for deaths all over Portland while she deals with issues in her own life.
MR. BROOKS presents a fascinating portrait of a man at war with himself. As the devil on Brooks's shoulder, Oscar winner Hurt adeptly alternates between menace and glee, adding to a resume already replete with varied roles. Though Costner is mostly known for playing nice guys (FIELD OF DREAMS) and charming rogues (BULL DURHAM), his performance as the tortured killer is interesting to watch, and he rises to the challenge of playing a completely different character than the kind he is known for. MR. BROOKS is an engaging thriller that goes into the fractured mind of a murderer, while also delivering an intriguing maze of multiple subplots.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 22 May 2007 |
| Runtime: | 120 min |
Cast and Crew
as Mr. Earl Brooks
as Marshall
as Det. Tracy Atwood
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Critics Reviews
Variety
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- by: John Anderson
Rolling Stone
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- by: Peter Travers
Users Reviews
- 14.September.2010
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- by: Slappy
- Slappy rated this movie
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- 10.September.2010
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- by: Slappy
- Slappy rated this movie8/10Great
