Tenderness – Auf der Spur des Killers (2009)

Tenderness – Auf der Spur des Killers: Directed by John Polson. With Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, Sophie Traub, Laura Dern. A policeman works to figure out whether a violent teen murdered his family.

“u0026quot;Tendernessu0026quot; is a film that falls into the category of movies that could have been good but ultimately fail to deliver. Itu0026#39;s a psychological drama that invites us to enter the minds and motives of three disparate souls who all seem to be reaching for something they are not sure how to obtain. So far, so good, especially with Russell Crowe in the cast. But the movie seems to meander, never really drawing us in as much as is weu0026#39;d like. The main portion of the film is a road trip, pairing the main character – a teen recently released from a juvenile correctional facility after murdering his parents – with a young female admirer who alternates between annoying and creepy. They are surreptitiously followed by Crowe, the semi-retired cop who originally put the boy away. Crowe is certain the boyu0026#39;s trail of murder includes more than his parents, and that he will kill again. We watch the whole thing unfold, waiting for something meaningful to happen, but by the time the credits roll, weu0026#39;re left wondering why we cared in the first place.”