Twisted

Plot Summary

Ashley Judd plays Jessica Shephard a tough San Francisco police officer who has been promoted to the homicide unit. Her first case starts when the badly beaten body of a man is discovered. She recognises the man as someone she had picked up in a bar. Things start getting a little weird when another body is found and turns out to be another of her one-night-stands. Jessica finds that she is the number one suspect in her own homicide investigation...

Review

With a strong cast of Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson and Andy Garcia this police thriller should have potential but a good cast alone doesn't make a good movie. The story is lacking and as a thriller there isn't much suspense or tension. It is not the type of movie that you will become engrossed in and I found myself somewhat disinterested as I watched.

Things go from bad to worse and the ending is silly and a big anti climax. There is no big chase, no exciting shootout and the inexplicable 'twist' doesn't help! What should have been 'edge-of-the-seat' stuff, ended with a whimper.

The main characters are either unconvincing or under developed. Ashley Judd's character isn't that likeable or even that believable. Andy Garcia plays Jessica's police partner but there is little or no background to the character and he appears to be just going through the motions. The same could be said for Samuel L. Jackson who plays the Police Commissioner. The lack of character development makes it difficult to really get involved in the story and without action and suspense the movie badly needed some likeable, convincing characters to make things more interesting.

Bottom Line: You might be happy enough with this movie if you rented it on video or dvd but as a big screen movie it's poor.

Reviewed by Niall Quinn, Premier Movie Reviews 2004.

RELATED MOVIE REVIEWS:  ASHLEY JUDD:  High Crimes.  SAMUEL L. JACKSON:  Changing Lanes,  Star Wars Episode II - Attack Of The Clones,  Unbreakable,  S.W.A.T.,  xxx,  Kill Bill Volume Two.  ANDY GARCIA:  Confidence,  Ocean's Eleven.

Genre: Police Thriller

Certificate: 15's

Director: Philip Kaufman

~ Main Cast ~

Ashley Judd

Samuel L. Jackson

Andy Garcia

RATING

ONLY IF YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO