When I first saw the previews for “Untraceable,” I was thinking “YES!” :An interesting, contemporary plot and a great actress to boot. And while expressing my joy to my brother, all he had to add was that this movie was going to be the same thriller-formula we have seen for years, just different actors and the same ending. And I guess he was right.
Diane Lane plays FBI Special Agent Jennifer Marsh, who fights cyber crime. She seems to be an expert nabbing cyber criminals by finding their IP address and location. However, her world comes to a halt when she is tipped off about a grisly website where the murderers are the people who visit the site. The ringer is that she can’t trace where the website is hosted because of the tech savvy villains keep changing their IP address.
When it’s all said and done, this movie is a nothing more than a watered-down “Saw” wannabe. Director Gregory Hoblit tried to make it exciting and suspenseful, but should have utilized the R rating a bit more to make it edgier. Honestly, it may have fared better at the box office with a lighter, PG-13 rating. It’s also worth mentioning that if your not computer savvy you may be bored by the big words and long dialogue. My suggestion to you: wait for the DVD or better yet, get it on Netflix.
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