Mr. Brooks

I rented the film Mr. Brooks last night. Good old Kevin Costner stars as a prominent Portland business man who is named Man of the Year. Little does anyone know he is a serial killer by night. This film is essentially about Mr. Brooks and his alter ego, Marshall, who talks him into committing these brutal acts. Throughout the film, Marshall struggles through his addiction and truly wants to stop. There is also a twist involving some family drama, which is a bit chilling.

Obviously the psychotic murderer is not a typical role for Kevin. With that said, he did a good job of thoroughly creeping me out. All in all, I would give this movie 3 out of 4 stars. It was an exciting thriller, but I thought the ending was lame. I won’t give it away, but spilling blood for 5 minutes doesn’t exactly give the movie the proper closure. I was also not too impressed with the writing.

I almost forgot, the movie was supposed to take place in Portland. It was pretty obvious about half way in that not much of it was ACTUALLY filmed here. At one point the camera flashes to the Cup and Saucer on Hawthorne. Then as Kevin Costner goes in to have a cup of coffee, it’s a totally different restaurant. That drove me crazy. It didn’t even resemble the Cup and Saucer in the slightest. It would’ve been nice if the director had done his homework on Portland a little bit more. That said, this movie is not completely hopeless. It’s worth renting. And it does have a great cast: Kevin Costner, William Hurt, Dane Cook, & Demi Moore.