Mindhunters (2004)

Mindhunters: Directed by Renny Harlin. With Eion Bailey, Clifton Collins Jr., Will Kemp, Val Kilmer. Trainees in the FBI’s psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.

“I was shown this movie at a friendu0026#39;s house without knowing ANYTHING about it. I mean NOTHING, to the extent of saying u0026quot;Hey, Christian Slater is in this! Oh, and Val Kilmer!u0026quot;. I didnu0026#39;t know if it was good or terrible. Nothing. Zip. Nada. To me, this is the very best way to watch a movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnyway, I was fascinated by it. What got me was the theme of this movie, which is thought-inspiring and original. Basically, that we humans, try all we want to be free-willed and intelligent, still act according to predictable patterns ingrained in our personalities. Both alone or in groups, it is in principle possible to predict and control the actions of humans.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot itself, although requiring a certain amount of suspension of disbelief, is original and fresh, and so is the writing. The characters are distinct and three-dimensional (they have to be in a story like this), and basically, the story works. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEspecially since we, the audience, are also being profiled by the movie. Weu0026#39;re trying to be clever and outwit the movie by saying u0026quot;yeah, well, now this will happenu0026quot; and constantly being outwitted ourselves.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eExcellent, 10/10. An intelligent movie watcheru0026#39;s movie.”