Rotten
[Eliza Dushku's] commitment to the material is worthier than the cheesy ghost effects of decomposing children that the filmmakers felt the need to add.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
The Alphabet Killer
Based on a true story.
2008 · 1h 38m · R
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Rob Schmidt
Overview
Based on the true story of double killings occurring in Rochester, NY during the 80’s and the troubled police officer determined to solve them, with or without the help of her department
Director and cast
- Rob Schmidt Director
- Eliza Dushku as Megan Paige
- Cary Elwes as Capt. Kenneth Shine
- Timothy Hutton as Richard Ledge
- Hope Tomaselli as Parishioner
- Michael Ironside as Captain Nathan Norcross
- Tom Malloy as Stephen Harper
- Bill Moseley as Carl Tanner
- Carl Lumbly as Dr. Ellis Parks
- Melissa Leo as Kathy Walsh
- Tom Noonan as Ray Gullikson
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
13%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's too bad there was no way around the story's inherent deficit since this effectively unsettling film, directed by Rob Schmidt, chugs along quite well for a while.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
The Alphabet Killer may well make enough money to justify a Part II.
Luke Y. Thompson, Village Voice
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