MORE LIKE UNMEMORABLE
If your looking for mediocre thrills and generic lackluster, torture violence, look no further than the latest in the already overrun genre of thriller/horror flicks: Untraceable. This hum-drum boredom festival is headed up by Diane Lane as Agent Jennifer Marsh. She is a federal agent with, you guessed it, the FBI; working to traffic the law breakers of cyberspace. She has the typical tragic background, the quintessential eccentric mother and the ridiculously cute daughter, but no husband(gasp). Yeah right, saying this character is deep is like saying George Bush is a beautiful orator. As the story unfolds a series of killings begin. A website(killwithme.com) broadcasts the deaths of victims live. As the number of viewers increases, the victim dies faster.
Now I have to admit, this is a promising premise: a killer using the internet to actively involve the general public in a gruesome, terrible act. But sadly the fun ends there. The story plays as predictably as possible, even the villain is as uninteresting as they come. In a society where everyone is a critic to the use of violence as entertainment, this film is more a typical review and less a glimpse of insight.
One vivid ray of light in this monotonous mess is Colin Hanks. He plays Marsh's sidekick/comedic relief. As always Hanks shows tremendous promise despite this vile and morbid sludge he partakes in. The motive is dark and pointless, the heroine is one dimensional and the script is borderline trivial at best. Save your money.
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