I had not heard of this movie when I picked it up from Redbox, but I knew this much: The story of a serial killer preying on children with the same first and last initials would, at the very least, be interesting. Who knew I could be so wrong? For starters, this is another of those movies "based on a true story" that bears NO resemblance to the true story. It has gotten to the point that it no longer has any meaning when a movie is "based on a true story" or "inspired by actual events". This movie is really a completely fictional account of a detective, Megan Paige (Eliza Dushku), who finds herself unraveling while working on the case, losing her fiance (Cary Elwes), her job and her mind in the process. She ends up institutionalized for a while and, two years later, begins to put herself back together and returns to the police force in a desk job. Then, the "Alphabet Killer" strikes again and she finds herself getting more involved in the case, teetering on the brink of schizophrenia along the way. It is amazing how uninteresting a film they were able to put together with that concept. Dushku is not a bad actress, but she did not seem to be able to pull off the schizophrenia thing. Of course, there is always the chance that I have never met a schizophrenic, so I am unaware that she nailed it, but it certainly did not appear that way. Her shaking hands and head and "staring off into space" eyes just seemed forced and definitely felt like acting. (Remember, the key to acting is to never get caught doing it). So, this ended up being a very disappointing movie. The fact that I never heard of it until I saw it in Redbox should have tipped me off to that.Grade: D
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