Mr. Brooks (2007)
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Duration: 120 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Bruce A. Evans
Stars: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore and William Hurt
IMDb score:
7,2 (163.770)
Releasedate: 1 June 2007
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Mr. Brooks plot
"The man who has everything has everything to hide."
Earl Brooks (Kevin Costner) has always managed to lead a split life: on the one hand he is the incorruptible businessman and perfect family man, but on the other he has the bloodthirsty alter ego Marshall (William Hurt) who drives him to gruesome murders. However, he runs into trouble when photos are taken of his latest killing spree. In addition to being the opportunistic photographer, he is also hot on his heels by the determined detective Tracy Atwood (Demi Moore). Is mr. Brooks outsmarts his opponents and can prevent his wife and daughter from discovering his shocking double life? Or will he be unmasked once and for all?
Actors and actresses
Earl Brooks
Det. Tracy Atwood
Mr. Smith
Marshall
Emma Brooks
Jane Brooks
Hawkins
Sheila
Meeks
Sunday
Reviews & comments
frans123
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- 4459 messages
- 1184 votes
I've never been a Costner fan. Made some dragons from movies (Waterworld, Dances with wolves,...the movie with Houston. All movies he didn't fit in....But this movie did and how. This is his role, cool, calm and collected, with no emotion he plays a serial killer.And I think serial killers are like that too...Disturbed, but emotionless..I enjoyed the scenes with his alter ego William Hurt the most.He was hired to To avoid endless monologues by Kev, Hurt fulfills that role with verve. The role of Demi Moore (who I have always found an unpleasant actress..) is completely superfluous, also the fuss about her divorce.. what should the story have to do with it? "The film didn't need that at all. It did have a deeper elaboration of the murderous daughter. You can feel the end coming, but that doesn't matter. Two hours of fascination watching this film and tribute to Kevin (and Hurt). A surprisingly good Hollywood product. Oh...one definition of a very good movie is that you don't want the movie to end. ...This movie could have gone on for another hour for me.....Finally something good
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
Pretty decent thriller with Kevin Costner. An actor who is not in the favorite drawer of many. Here in this Mr. Brooks is well cast and also with a good performance by a serial killer who struggles with a split personality. Costner brings his character with flair, coolness and ruthlessness. Great story that keeps you guessing until the very end. The double role with William Hurt was also successful. We thought for a while how to best portray something like this. The results are impressive.
The film also has some lesser moments. As I read here, the other subplots are not very interesting. The divorce troubles of Demi Moore, for example, or that loose cannon that ran free with the unnecessary shoot-out as its lowest point, would have been better skipped and put in the further deepening of Earl Brooks himself or his daughter.
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Shadowed
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- 11558 messages
- 6803 votes
Very nice.
Remarkably good film with a chewed-up concept. I didn't exactly know director Evans either, and his career on MM, which only consists of 2 films, doesn't really raise expectations. Fortunately Mr. Brooks a very pleasant surprise.
I don't know what it is about this movie, but it just does a certain thing right. It just works in a crazy way. The atmosphere is good, the tightness from the direction works and the scenes all seem to add something. A lot can go wrong in a movie like this, but Evans still manages to keep the bar high.
Costner and Cook in the lead roles do not promise positive expectations, but it turned out very well. Costner plays really well and knows how to give his role just the right look. Cook was not too bad for me, although he has to give it a bit too forced and above all too clearly a comical slant.
The other crew members are also doing very well, especially Moore was not too bad for me in the end. Normally these kinds of roles, the wise agent, irritate me immensely. Still, it annoyed me in Mr. Brooks not. That is not due to the deeper layer that the role gets, but simply to the appearance I think. It's just not annoying.
Clichés enough, but the film knows how to deal with it quickly. Furthermore, the film loses some power after 70-80 minutes and cannot regain the momentum and tightness that was good in the first hour. It ends very appropriately, but in the end the surprise is just a bit off and the atmosphere can't stay in it for 120 minutes.
Furthermore, it is not all that exciting, but mainly fun and tightly executed. Costner plays an extremely charming killer and the characters all have enough depth and especially the right appearance to remain fascinating. This is a nice movie, I really liked it.
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