DVD * Taking Lives * thriller

Additional Information about Taking Lives (2004, DVD)
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Movie description
With superb investigative skills heightened by uncanny natural instincts, Iliana Scott (Angelina Jolie) is not a typical FBI profiler. This beautiful, no-nonsense Special Agent is a cut above the rest, which is why her old friend Captain Le Claire (Tcheky Karyo) calls her to assist his detectives in Montreal when a brutalized body is discovered in a construction site. A murder the next night provides proof of a serial killer, but this time, there is a witness. Artist James Costa (Ethan Hawke) not only saw the murder, but also tried to save the victim, and is even able to provide a sketch of the killer. The plot only thickens as ultra-dedicated Scott, along with ornery, territorial Detective Paquette (Olivier Martinez) and good-natured Detective Duval (Jean-Hughes Anglade), continue their investigation, linking together numerous similar murders over the years and arriving at a disturbing conclusion. To complicate matters even more, Scott is drawn to their charming key witness, Costa, and finds herself in uncomfortable territory as she fights her romantic impulses in an effort to remain professional. Director D.J. Caruso's (THE SALTON SEA) second feature also stars Keifer Sutherland and Gena Rowlands, and was filmed on location in Canada.

Credits
Producer: Bernie Goldmann, Mark Canton
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Gena Rowlands, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez, Tcheky Karyo

Details
Edition: Full Screen Edition

Notes
DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Documentary - 1. THE ART OF COLLABORATION
2. PROFILING A DIRECTOR
3. BODIES OF EVIDENCE
4. PUZZLE WITHIN THE PUZZLE
Outtakes
Theatrical Trailer

Editorial reviews
"TAKING LIVES is competent and sometimes even impressive. It is cleanly edited and nicely shot..."
New York Times - A. O. Scott (03/19/2004)

"[A]n effective thriller..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (03/19/2004)

"Angelina Jolie has her usual presence and watchability."
Box Office - Bridget Byrne (05/01/2004)