Untraceable
If thrillers are your favorite type of movies, then you’ll probably be interested in the DVD release of one of the best films of its type this year — Untraceable. The film is directed by Gregory Hoblit and stars Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Billy Burke, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt.
The story revolves around a serial killer who uses the Internet. Each of his victims is shown on his own website (www.killwithme.com) via live streaming video and as people visit it, the closer to dying the victim is. Lane, who works as an FBI agent, is charged with the task of hunting down the untraceable killer, but she soon realizes that her family is in danger as well.
To begin with, it appears that victims are chosen randomly, but the plot spoiler on Wikipedia says otherwise.
At first it seems the victims were randomly chosen, but it turns out that there is more to the story. The first two victims were chosen because they were part of filming or presenting the suicide of a junior college teacher. This teacher has a son, who is a techno-prodigy and a bit unstable, breaks down and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. When released, he decides to prove a point (that the public is insatiable for the suffering of others), as well as wreak vengeance on those he feels have exploited his father’s tragedy. Dowd was killed because he came close to the truth of who the murderer was and Marsh, who figures this out, is soon targeted as well.
Until the DVD’s release on 13 May, here’s the trailer.
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