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Murder by Numbers (2002)

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Two gifted high school students execute a "perfect" murder - then become engaged in an intellectual contest with a seasoned homicide detective.

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Cast & Crew

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Director:

Barbet Schroeder

Writer:

Tony Gayton

Awards

2 nominations.

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13 October 2007 | mjw2305
6
| Entertaining Run of the Mill Thriller
Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock) is a homicide detective with a disturbing past, she and her partner Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin) are called in to investigate the murder of a young woman found abandoned in a ditch. When everything seems to point at the killer, Cassie's gut tells her that things are not quite as they appear, and the real killers find that they can't hide as easily as they first thought.

Murder by numbers does have some good intrigue and suspense in the plot, and yes it does try very hard to do something a fresh and different, but in the end it just seems pretty run of the mill.

6/10 It entertains and it does have a good cast, but its just not quite sharp enough on the details.

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Trivia

The title refers to the song "Murder by Numbers," written by Sting and Andy Summers and performed by The Police, about planning the perfect murder.

Quotes

Richard: Shall we say the words one last time?
Justin: One cannot live fully without embracing suicide in crime.
Richard: Say it.
Justin: A pact made with relentless fire that requires that, while some live, others die.
Richard: On three...
in unison: One, two, three

Goofs

Justin's hair changes during the final conversation with Richard at the bluff.

Soundtracks

Anything But Down
Written by Sheryl Crow
Performed by Sheryl Crow
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Storyline

Plot Summary

Genres

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

19 April 2002

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

541 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$9,307,394 (USA) (21 April 2002)

Gross:

$31,874,869 (USA) (30 June 2002)

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