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Murder by Numbers
Unaware of the consequences of their doings, two young rude students, who have different personalities and lifestyle, struggle against being chased by the police after murdering a young girl at school.
27 July 1945, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
10 October 1965, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 April 1981, West Orange, New Jersey, USA
17 August 1953, USA
8 June 1962, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
18 March 1988, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
October 26, 2002
Director Barbet Schroeder, whose Barfly (1987) remains one of the most memorable in my mental filmbank, shoots this script with the kind of concentrated power that turns every scene into the most effective tool emotionally as well as expositionally.
April 19, 2002
Turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting.
April 23, 2002
As long as Schroeder stays with the kids, the film musters a good deal of restless tabloid intensity, and even the occasional twinge of pathos.
February 08, 2003
The literal cliffhanger ending is far too overblown to be convincing, but most of what comes before it deserves praise.
January 07, 2004
... It leaves you feeling that it could have been so much more.
June 25, 2004
The problem is that there's no real mystery to this mystery.
June 01, 2002
We're less in suspense over how (or if) the killers will be caught than we are over the question of just who this tough, hedonistic detective is.
August 01, 2003
Lesson learned: Never ask Ben Chaplin to lose his British accent.
May 17, 2002
It's well worth catching for its interesting twists on the Leopold and Loeb story.
April 22, 2002
Bullock is good, the script is not.
July 20, 2002
The outline of Murder by Numbers may be familiar, but the filmmakers and Bullock do an expert job of filling in the colors.
December 26, 2010
Predictable thriller is definitely not for kids.