Kiss the Girls

Day 170 - 6/19/09 - Movie #169

BEFORE: I can't pass up the chance to watch 2 movies in a row with Morgan Freeman playing cops - OK, so he's a forensic psychologist in this one, that's a type of cop, right? Let's not split hairs...

THE PLOT: Police hunting for a serial killer are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.

AFTER: Brett Butler had a joke once about how most criminals might kill you, but rednecks will KEEP you... Freeman's Alex Cross gets involved when his niece becomes one of the abducted women - but in the real world, I'm not sure they'd let someone work on the case if they had such a personal connection. Cross makes a few mistakes in the course of the investigation - but it's good to see a cop who's not infallible. Most movies would feature a 30-something Superman-type. Good supporting work from 3 "Hey, it's THAT guy..." actors - Bill Nunn, Brian Cox, and the great Jay O. Sanders. A tight, tense little thriller.

RATING: 6 out of 10 carving knives