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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe script isn't really good enough to worry about whether it's being over-directed; in fact, E. Elias Merhige's over-direction is one of the best things about this movie--along with Ben Kingsley's grimly unstoppable killer-of-killers, Benjamin O'Ryan.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttSuspect Zero has enough going for it to eventually develop a cult following. But compared to "Silence of the Lambs" and "Seven," it's still the minor leagues.
- 50Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufMerhige is too talented to be dismissed as a wannabe, but here his gifts for clever angles and oogy feelings are tethered to blasé genre redundancies and clunky storytelling. Looks great, less thrilling. I blame the screenwriters.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe truth is, the freakiness kinda turns the director on, and he nearly strangles Suspect Zero with love.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanKingsley gets the film's one big emotional scene and makes it count.
- Ultimately the story of someone who preys on other serial killers, but can't seem to come up with an original way in which to do it.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaFails to provide one essential ingredient: suspense.
- 40The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsGiven nothing to do, Carrie-Anne Moss looks on from the sidelines as the film halfheartedly toys with the tired old notion that only a thin line separates the dogged investigator and the compulsive killer. She looks bored, and she should.
- It's not easy to make a thriller that's both incredibly convoluted and intensely boring, but director E. Elias Merhige scores on both counts with this lame excuse for a spooky crime story.