Mr. Brooks (2007)



Mr. Brooks (2007)
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Earl Brooks is a highly respected businessman and was recently named Portland's Man of the Year. He hides a terrible secret however: he is a serial killer known as the Fingerprint Killer. He has been attending AA meetings and has kept his addiction to killing under control for two years now but his alter ego, Marshall, has re-appeared and is pushing him to kill again. When he does kill a couple while they are making love, he is seen and photographed by someone who also his own death and murder fetish. In a parallel story, the police detective investigating the murder is having problems of her own. She is going through a messy divorce and a violent criminal who had vowed revenge some years before has escaped from prison and is after her.

Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Runtime: 120 minutes
Rating: 7.5/10 (43,200 votes)
Release Date: 22 May 2007
Country: USA
Languages: English
Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Sound: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
MPAA: Rated R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, nudity and language.

Director(s): Bruce A. Evans



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Producer(s):
John J. Anderson - co-executive producer
Kimberly C. Anderson - co-executive producer
Thomas Augsberger - executive producer
Kevin Costner - producer
Raynold Gideon - producer
Robin Jonas - associate producer
Sam Nazarian - executive producer
Malcolm Petal - co-executive producer
Adam Rosenfelt - executive producer
Marc Schaberg - executive producer
Jim Wilson - producer

Writer(s):
Bruce A. Evans - (written by) &
Raynold Gideon - (written by)

Cast:
Kevin Costner - Mr. Earl Brooks
Demi Moore - Det. Tracy Atwood
Dane Cook - Mr. Smith
William Hurt - Marshall
Marg Helgenberger - Emma Brooks
Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Hawkins
Danielle Panabaker - Jane Brooks
Aisha Hinds - Nancy Hart
Lindsay Crouse - Captain Lister
Jason Lewis - Jesse Vialo

Music: Ramin Djawadi

2 Responses to “Mr. Brooks (2007)”

  1. Scarecrow-88 Says:
    June 6th, 2009

    The "hunger" has returned(..perhaps it never left, but remainedsomewhat dormant)to Mr. Brooks in the form of Marshall(William Hurt, ina tour-de-force performance)and it wants him to kill again. Brooks isthe wealthy business head of a commercial box company which createsdesigns for clients. Brooks battles Marshall, who always urges him tokill, both soon deciding on a dancing couple who like to performsexually with the windows open. Unfortunately for Brooks, he isphotographed by a creep, Mr. Smith(Dane Cook)who often spied on themurdered couple, using the pictures to masturbate. Smith, instead ofturning in the photos to the authorities, wishes to join Brooks on amurder adventure, feeling very thrilled/excited when he watched thatcouple gunned down in such a cold-blooded manner. Smith, however,doesn't know who he's messing with, attempting to blackmail Brooks withphotographs and memory card, this serial killer is a true professional.Brooks has established a title for his killer, THE THUMBPRINTKILLER..leaving a bloody thumbprint at his crime scenes, always hopingto get caught so that he can stop the killing. Brooks often attempts todrown out Marshall with prayers to God, begging for the addiction tocease, yet the hunger remains always tagging along, their conversationsmotivating the strategies for future endeavors. Police detective TracyAtwood(Demi Moore), troubled by a blood-sucking leech ex-husband whowants millions of her estranged father's wealth in exchange for adivorce that disrupts the job's task at hand, is still pursuing THETHUMBPRINT KILLER, while looking over her shoulder for the recentlyescaped convict, HANGMAN KILLER, she put away. Perhaps Brooks' onlyequal could be Atwood for she has worked so many of his cases andunderstands how he works. There's a clever twist in regards to Brooks'next selected couple which concerns Atwood and how he deals with Smith.Brooks contemplates having Smith murder him in a way that would concernhis disappearance after their adventure concludes. Also an interestingdevelopment with Brooks' daughter Jane(Danielle Panabaker from Nispel'sFriday the 13th)emerges indicating she might have the "killing gene"which truly disturbs him, also tossing in a curve-ball that disruptshis plans with Smith..how he works this out to "rescue" Jane is trulyunnerving.

    Boy, this is a good movie..a really good one. Probably one of the moreintelligent, twisted, and imaginative "sophisticated" Hollywoodthrillers I've seen in a coon's age. Just the idea of tag-alongpersonality Marshall, which Hurt portrays with hearty vigor,accompanying Brooks, offering advice(..even at one point consoling himfor chrissakes!)and providing extra incentive(..at times in a veryantagonistic way)adds a very unique spin that injects a very wickedflavor that film plays to the hilt. Cook's Smith is a really patheticcreature, a pawn Brooks toys with despite the fact that this cretincould turn him in at any moment. And, interesting enough, Atwoodsuspects his involvement, figuring he knows more than he will admit.There's a LOT of plot in this movie, with as much emphasis on Atwood'sscrewy problems as Brooks. Atwood not only has to fend off a lecherousex-husband(..who's banging his attorney), the convict and his equallyvile girlfriend, superiors that want her behind a desk until thepersonal stuff was taken care of, she also stockpiles the Brooks caseon top of all of it. Brooks deals with the hunger, always around, adaughter who has dropped out of college, is pregnant, and could be aserial killer, attempting to avoid being caught, toiling withSmith(..who is putty in his hands really), while remainingundeterred(..without distraction) since his work requires the utmostskill and cunning to remain free from apprehension. Marg Helgenbergerco-stars as Brooks' lovely wife, Emma. Unlike other thrillers, Brooks'and Emma are a happily married couple who both contributed to thesuccess the family shares. Jane is a weakness of Brooks' because sheknows how to work him over, even though he understands there aresecrets she carries that could cause irreparable damage to the family.Lindsay Crouse is Atwood's boss, Captain Lister, and her adviser inmatters that interrupt her work.

    Brooks moves through his victims' apartments like a ghost, well studiedin how to approach each selected target(s) when they are vulnerable, aplastic bag over his gloved hand and gun, removing the slugs, cleaningup the crime scene(..fibers, etc)with a vacuum cleaner(..taking the bagwith him), leaving his thumbprint as a signifying gesture(..callingcard)of whose handiwork the murders were. Brooks often selects victimsin the midst of sexual intercourse, startling them, putting slugs intheir foreheads. One superb nightmare sequence has Jane burying a pairof scissors in Brooks' throat.

  2. tburke85 Says:
    June 8th, 2009

    Mr Brooks is a decent psychological thriller with a solid performanceby it's lead actor Kevin Costner whose recent films may not have beenthat great lately but he still proves to be a very talented actor inthis one. Director Bruce A Evans does an admirable job of bringing thismovie to the big screen. The movie tells the story of an ordinary mannamed Earl Brooks who tries to keep his double life as an addictedserial killer a secret played effectively by Kevin Costner and his evilimaginary alter ego embodied by William Hurt. The rest of the cast aregood in their roles including Demi Moore as a tough detective, DaneCook as a wannabe serial killer, and Marg Helgenberger as Costner'swife who's unaware of her husbands homicidal tenancies. The pacing ofthe movie was a little slow at times but the rest of the movie made upfor it's few flaws. The brutal deaths were well executed and somewhatrealistic but unfortunately there's nothing too memorable about them.Parents should be warned this movie contains strong blood violence,some graphic sexual content, and language so they should see it firstbefore deciding whether their kids are old enough to watch this movie.Overall however Mr Brooks is still a good enough thriller because ofthe exceptional performances by Kevin Costner and especially WilliamHurt who make the movie worth watching at least once.

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