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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790771236
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0790771233
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 24, 2002
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 22169
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 19, 2002
Editorial Review:
Description:
The body of a young woman is found in a ditch in the woods of the small California coastal town of San Benito. SANDRA BULLOCK ('Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood,' 'Miss Congeniality'), stars as Cassie Mayweather, the seasoned homicide detective and crime scene specialist assigned to the case along with her new partner San Kennedy (BEN CHAPLIN - 'Lost Souls,' 'The Thin Red Line'). The two dectectives make their way through microscopic hints of evidence, which seem to indicate a random act of violence, but Cassie has a gut feeling that there is more to this murder than meets the eye. Something about this case reminds her of her past exactly at a time when she is asked to appear at a parole hearing on an old police matter. These events force Cassie to revisit the past.
Amazon.com:
While reinventing Leopold and Loeb for a new and troubled millennium, Murder by Numbers probes the disturbing psychology of two teenaged murderers and the cleverness of their crime. Like Hitchcock's Rope and other films inspired by the Leopold and Loeb case of the 1920s, the film intensifies as it explores the repressed (and subtly homosexual) tensions between high-school outcasts Richard (Ryan Gosling) and Justin (Michael Pitt), who randomly kill a woman to enact an amoral philosophy--and to tease a savvy homicide detective (Sandra Bullock) with misleading clues. While clashing with the by-the-book procedure of her partner (Ben Chaplin), Bullock gives one of her best performances in a role that comes with its own set of psychological hurdles. It's comfortable territory for Reversal of Fortune director Barbet Schroeder, who draws fine work from his cast while proving that there's no such thing as a perfect crime. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Disappointed
I was disappointed because this was supposed to be a new movie and I expected it to be packaged that way. It was not. It did come sooner than expected, however.
Rating:  - great suspense drama movie
this is a well thought out movie with good acting and a good story. it has its twists and turns and entertains nicely. this is probably my favorite sandra bullock movie and ryan gosling did a great job in this movie. highly recommended
Rating: - It's a little `paint by numbers', but Gosling's performance makes it worth your time...
I am a huge fan of Sandra Bullock, but truth be told I enjoy my Bullock in those stellar romantic comedies she made her own. That isn't to say that I can't rally behind `Sandra Bullock-Serious Actress' but I have my preferences and they are mine to have. That said, I enjoyed `Murder by Numbers' for what it was, but it never became something overly memorable for me. Sandra does a decent enough job of getting inside her character, but her niche definitely lays within the romantic comedy and so there ... Read More
Rating: - "Psychos want to get caught."
Sandra Bullock stars as Cassie Mayweather, a tough police detective who's investigating a murder with the help of her new partner (Ben Chaplin). There are a lot of clues that just don't add up, until Cassie begins to suspect two smart, rich, and very arrogant high school students (Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt).
Actually, we know who did it from the first moments of the film; the fun lies in seeing how Cassie will connect the dots and catch them. This is a terrific movie, full of suspense ... Read More
Rating: - Great early Gosling...but Bullock fails to convince
The best reason to see this movie now, several years after it came out, is to enjoy an early role from Ryan Gosling. In many ways, his performance as one of two empty, misguided teenage boys who commit murder just to see if they can do it got him the initial attention that later led to success in UNITED STATES OF LELAND, THE NOTEBOOK, HALF NELSON Half Nelson, FRACTURE, etc. He is very good, in a way that reminds me of early performances from Ed Norton. His mannerisms weren't so familiar yet...he seemed ... Read More
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