Diane Lane headlines a familiar-looking cast in this 2008 cyber-thriller. Colin
Hanks (son of Tom) co-stars, along with several actors who you know you've seen before but you can't recall where.
Lane plays Jennifer Marsh, a member of an FBI cyber crime unit based in Portland,
Oregon, where it rains - a lot. Hanks is also a team member, a young computer geek looking for love online.
Soon enough, they're alerted to a website called killwithme.com. Someone has
set it up so that the more people who log on, the faster the victim dies. The perp starts with a kitten, then moves
on to human prey. His method of execution gets more sensational with each victim and, predictably, the number of watchers
increases each time. Who is this guy and why is he doing this? That's what Jennifer must figure out.
Overall review: ** The music score was a little too "Tubular Bells" for my taste and I take issue
with some of the plot points, especially some of the things Jennifer does despite being a trained FBI agent. The
story telling is a little uneven, but questions are eventually answered. And, the ending was a little
too abrupt for my taste. I wanted a little bit more to wrap things up. All in all, not a horrible film, but
it seems to be lacking that something or other that would make it good or great instead of just OK.
