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The Alphabet Killer (2008)

Director: Rob Schmidt

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Eliza Dushku strains to add more than tousled twitchiness to a Silence of the Lambs–like thriller (yes, they’re still making those) based on real-life events surrounding a serial-killing spree that plagued Rochester in the early 1970s. It’s not that Dushku can’t rise to the challenge of playing a suicidal cop wracked with guilt; she butches up considerably. But her commitment to the material is worthier than the cheesy ghost effects of decomposing children that the filmmakers felt the need to add.

Author: Joshua Rothkopf 2008-12-09 19:59:17

Time Out New York Issue 689: December 11 - 17, 2008

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Director: Rob Schmidt

Cast: Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes

Rated: R

Duration: 100 mins

US Release: Dec 12 2008


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