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Rating:  -
This movie has been royally panned by most of the reviewers. It is not the sort of movie that appeals to the average person looking for a slasher film or murder mystery. It will not appeal to someone who looks for a simple linear development and pat ending. The people reviewing it were most likely looking for that kind of movie, and did not get what they anticipated. So it makes sense they would be dissatisfied.
I am not a fan of your traditional action style slasher flicks. I will confess that I picked it up because I wanted to gawk at Rachael Leigh Cook. However, I found it to be very interesting. It is an amalgum--a parody of the sleazy(typical)television reporting we get today as well as a murder mystery/horror film.
One reviewer comments that you couldn't recognize Cary Elwes for all the make up. I must say that is one of the major things I loved about the film. Throughout the film I was especially impressed with the actor portraying the British television personality. It must have been close to the end of the film that I wondered when Cary Elwes was going to show up. I was floored when it dawned on me that Elwes was the British journalist. His quirky, against-type performance was outstanding. In Hollywood lore the quickest way to an Oscar is playing against type
On a visceral level there were times when I was a little frightened. But what got me was the various themes presented that provided food for thought. There were parts of the film that were confusing and the ending did not let you see the killer, but tying all the strings together is not something I require in a movie or novel.
I am more than pleased that the divine Miss Cook led me to a thoughtful, off-beat viewing experience.
Rating:  -
What a shame..with an intriguing premise and some weird acting and photography, AMERICAN CRIME could have been a neat little thriller. Alas, by the time the scriptwriters get done with its incohesive plot twists and lack of a good ending, the movie has sunk to the rest of the doomed to the bargain bin collections. Suffice to say, you can hardly recognize Cary Elwes in his make up in the role of Albert Bodine, host of "American Crime." Rachael Leigh Cook, Kip Pardue and Annabella Sciorra all deserve better roles than the writers end up giving them. The movie starts off like its one of those true crime series but midways into the movie, we find out...well, I won't spoil it, but it makes little if any sense. Rent if desperate, but you can do better.
Rating:  -
Someone out there is killing girls and videotaping them. Jesse, played by Rachael Leigh Cook (Tangled, She's All That); Jane, played by Annabella Sciorra (Underworld (1996), Law & Order: Criminal Intent) and Rob, played by Kip Pardue (The Devil's Pond, Rules of Attraction) all get involved with a show called American Crime hosted by Albert, played by a very annoying, lame and disappointing Cary Elwes (Saw, The Princess Bride). The cast is extremely wasted, why would Kip, Annabella, Cary and Rachael sign up for this huh? Where they dragged into it? Anyway, by the end I was ready to skeet shoot this DVD out the window. Badly directed and the actors dont even look like their giving a damn.
Also starring Wade Williams (Candyman: Day of the Dead, ALI), Julie Cialini (Playboy Playmate I read) and Michael O'Neill )Dreamcatcher, Seabiscuit). Pass this trecherous toxic waste. Plays out more like a comedy.
Rating:  -
Normally I don't write reviews but after reading all the horrible reviews for this movie( the highest being only 3 stars), I feel I should express my opnion, perhaps? I watched this movie on StarMovies, and I really really enjoyed it.
It's true that the script was very weird and not put together properly, so at the end I couldn't really get what form the movie was in.. and it's also true that the film does not have a proper ending and is extremely unsatisfying in that department.
However, in some weird way, I enjoyed it immensly. It wasn't boring. Atleast, I didn't think it was. There was good suspense. The actors were not doing a bad job! they were perfectly good to me. It was different. That was what I liked about it most. It was not predictable, there was a nice mysterious atmosphere to it. Some cheesy but satisfying ideas.It might not have been a great movie, but I felt it was very entertaining! And it was scary! Isn't that all that matters? The choice of material for the "crime" was very interesting. the film was enough to make me terrified of flashing red lights on camcorders for a long time.'
And you might say that's just because I get scared easily. Or just that I don't know anything about movies and I'm by no means an expert. You'd be right, though.But I liked it, and if I need to be an expert to dislike this movie, then that means this movie isn't really as bad as it's made out to be. I'll just say this: either this movie really deserves different opinions, or I'm stupid and the movie sucked. If it's the latter, you should just ignore this review.
That's all, and a good day. >_<
Rating: -
Jesse (Rachael Leigh Cook) is a reporter investigating a series of killings with her news crew. The killer videotapes his victims while he stalks and then murders them. The team receives a copy of a videotape containing footage of Jesse and her producer Jane (Annabella Sciorra) kissing. Jesse immediately moves several hundred miles away to apparent safety, and the tape disappears.
The entire story is presented in the context of a documentary for the real crime television show American Crime, and a reporter from that show continues the investigation.
Later Jane is fired from the station after offering a female interviewee a neck massage and then touching her breasts. Jane joins the American Crime crew to rescue Jesse after she is abducted, before she herself becomes a target of the stalker's tapes. Can they find Jesse, and who is the stalker?
This is one of those films in which you have to wonder about the purpose of the lesbian content. Why in the world would Jane, a successful television producer, start touching a woman she didn't know so inappropriately before an interview, and what does that have to do with anything else in the story? The impression of her relationship with Jesse was also presented as if Jane were the older woman taking advantage of the younger, naïve Jesse.
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