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American Crime Reviews

2004 Certificate 15
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Aspiring reporter Jessie St. Clair seizes the opportunity to investigate a series of murders committed in a small town, believing that it will benefit her career. The killer at large records his potential victims on videotape and sends the footage to his next victim. All is going well for Jessie until she receives a tape in the .. Read more

Starring Annabella Sciorra, Cary Elwes, Kip Pardue, Rachael Leigh Cook
Director Dan Mintz
Genres Thriller

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  • 5 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Better than I expected

    To be honest, I think this film has received far more negative reviews than it deserves. Perhaps people were expecting sometihng amazing, having not seen the ... more

      • MagnumTA from St. Austell
  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    An unmitigated pile of cack

    This evil film is so bad it has moved me to write my first ever review. It stole 90 minutes of my life that I would more happily have spent inserting rusty ... more

      • Horox from London, England
  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Honest, but unfocused, effort

    This movie covers similar territory to Cary Elwes' other recent thriller 'Saw', but focuses instead on the characters and mood.

      • A customer from not where i wanna be
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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Not sure about this one!!

    Can't honestly say I liked this but then again I didn't dislike. It is one of those films that you have to stay on top and try to follow. I tried and ... more

      • reader3 from hampshire
  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    An unmitigated pile of cack

    This evil film is so bad it has moved me to write my first ever review. It stole 90 minutes of my life that I would more happily have spent inserting rusty ... more

      • Horox from London, England
  • 5 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Better than I expected

    To be honest, I think this film has received far more negative reviews than it deserves. Perhaps people were expecting sometihng amazing, having not seen the ... more

      • MagnumTA from St. Austell
  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    An unmitigated pile of cack

    This evil film is so bad it has moved me to write my first ever review. It stole 90 minutes of my life that I would more happily have spent inserting rusty ... more

      • Horox from London, England
  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Honest, but unfocused, effort

    This movie covers similar territory to Cary Elwes' other recent thriller 'Saw', but focuses instead on the characters and mood.

      • A customer from not where i wanna be
  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Not sure about this one!!

    Can't honestly say I liked this but then again I didn't dislike. It is one of those films that you have to stay on top and try to follow. I tried and ... more

      • reader3 from hampshire
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    A very enjoyable film

    I really didn't think this film was as bad as many other reviewers did, in fact I really liked it. The only really irritating thing about it is Cary Elwes ... more

      • Caradoc from Mansfield
  • 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    A Great Cure for Insomnia

    This is a terrible film, not even worth the 1 star!

    Stuck with it for 45 mins then the cheesy presenter got too irritating.

    A really odd ... more

      • A customer from Cardiff
  • Rated - 1 star

    What a Load of Tosh!!

    Please don't waist your time and money on this film! A complete load of rubbish, bad acting and bad plot. I could only bring myself to watch half an hour of... more

      • A customer from England
  • Rated - 2 stars

    waste of space

    very bity,good in some places poor in others,only real bad thing was they ive left it open for a sequille,aaahhhh!

      • raja daaavay from burnley lancs
  • Rated - 2 stars

    So so

    Ok, not brilliant , not much to say really.

      • A customer from Basingstoke ,Hants
  • Rated - 3 stars

    not good

    i found this a bit boring much the same all the way along predictable ending

      • A customer from england
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    • American Crime
      Aspiring reporter Jessie St. Clair seizes the opportunity to investigate a series of murders committed in a small town, believing that it will benefit her career. The killer at large records his potential victims on videotape and sends the footage to his next victim. All is going well for Jessie ...

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