Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
A human trifle that can be safely ignored in this eschatological genre.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
12 Apr 2002
fresh:
A crafty piece of work, ending with a pair of marvelous twists.
– Jack Mathews,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Sep 2002
fresh:
A stylish if seriously far-fetched nightmare.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The first half of this movie holds some promise, but time is not on its side.
– Lisa Alspector,
Chicago Reader,
11 Jan 2008
rotten:
Denzel Washington has the almost impossible task of holding together a convoluted picture that's only intermittently suspenseful and not very engaging emotionally or intellectually.