Mr. Brooks

This movie proved once again, somebody out there still has an original idea. I have been touting Mr. Brooks for years. Of all the people I know (12) only one man actually had seen it. We shall call him Ilett (pronounced eye-let). He is a smart man, a wise man, a well dressed man, and he agreed with me about the brilliance of this film. Not only one of Costner's best roles as of late, but one of his best ever. How this film didn't breach the "Fresh" point of 60% on RT is beyond me. Earl Brooks (Costner) is a sick man. He has issues, a vice of un-repair if you will. He is a family man, single daughter, loving wife and his demons are always in his thoughts. He has been able to stop his other life for a while, but every once in a while he needs that taste. His disease? Serial Killing. He is perfect at what he does. A perfectionist. It's his nature. That characteristic crosses over to his job and home life. He needs to be the best. He feels it's a genetic disorder what he does, he must kill to keep a level head. Once his daughter goes off to college and life is pretty normal, the voice in his head is telling him what he must do. This time he gets sloppy. Not so much sloppy as unlucky. A photographer/perv (Dane Cook) catches him in the act while peeping. This turns out to send his life in several new directions. The peeper doesn't want to turn in him. In fact he wants to participate in the next one. Blackmail nonetheless. If this new babysitting gig isn't bad enough, he now for the first time, has a cop looking in his general direction. Tracy Atwood (Demi Moore) is a career detective and loves what she does. Especially getting the bad guy. What really freaks out Mr. Brooks is when the news of a murder on his daughters campus reaches his ear. All the while his daughter came home for the weekend. HMMMMM, he thinks. Uh oh, it is genetic and my daughter may have killed someone. Now he has to figure that one out and clean it up if need be. It's a very intense ride with some great cinematic aspects added in. I love suspense films and this one is certainly that. A great cast, great story, and brilliant ending really set Mr. Brooks apart from other films of the same genre. This also did another huge feat. It proved that Dane Cook can be taken seriously as an actor in the business. He is absolutely brilliant and will earn your respect way before the final credits roll.

NBM rates Mr. Brooks - Phenomenal

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