Untraceable (2008)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

Writers (WGA):

Robert Fyvolent (screenplay) &
Mark Brinker (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A cyber killer has finally found the perfect accomplice: You.

Plot:

FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.

Plot Keywords:

Website | Serial Killer | Chase | FBI Agent | Internet

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Diane Lane	...	Jennifer Marsh
Billy Burke	...	Detective Eric Box
Colin Hanks	...	Griffin Dowd
Joseph Cross	...	Owen Reilly
Mary Beth Hurt	...	Stella Marsh
Peter Lewis	...	Richard Brooks
Tyrone Giordano	...	Tim Wilks
Perla Haney-Jardine	...	Annie Haskins
Tim De Zarn	...	Herbert Miller (as Tim deZarn)
Christopher Cousins	...	David Williams (as Chris Cousins)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson	...	Arthur James Elmer
Trina Adams	...	Female Cop #3
Brynn Baron	...	Mrs. Miller
John Breen	...	Richard Weymouth
Dan Callahan	...	Trey Restom

Also Known As:

Streaming Evil (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated R for grisly violence and torture, and some language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #43915) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:18 | Australia:MA | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:15 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Israel:18 | France:-16 | South Korea:18 | Taiwan:R-18 | Germany:16 | Japan:R-15 | Argentina:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Austria:14 | Denmark:15 | Portugal:M/18 | Italy:VM14

Filming Locations:

3712 SE Carlton Street, Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

Cohen / Pearl Productions

Trivia:

The site used by the killer (www.killwithme.com) actually exists. It's owned by the movie studio and it's used to promote the movie. In it, users are taken to a replica of the FBI computer used by the character Jennifer Marsh. Her desktop gets hacked by the killer who provides the visitor with four test he/she must complete to deactivate his site.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Agent Marsh's car loses electricity, she is forced to break a window to exit the car. All cars can be unlocked from the inside without electricity.

Quotes:

Detective Eric Box: Hi, I'm detective Box.
Arthur James Elmer: Unusual name...
Detective Eric Box: Well, it wasn't up to me.

Movie Connections:

References Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Tavern In The Town

The new computer crime of hostage taking and gruesome torture it's internet terror.

With the internet and cyberspace so common in everyone's life today, plus with the reported upswing of crimes like identity theft and pornography on the net in it's own way "Untraceable" is very relevant and common with today's times. "Untraceable" a crime computer thriller that's set in Portland, Oregon it involves an investigative computer unit of the FBI headed up by a single mother Jennifer Marsh(Diane Lane). Interestlingly the unit comes across a website of a creep who broadcasts live torture and killings of hostage victims in various grisly ways live over the internet. The bloody catch is the more the web surfer logs onto the sick website, the faster and quicker the victims will die in the various forms of bleed outs, fried by hot mirrors, or seasoned by sulfuric acid. The drama only gets more interesting when the computer of Jennifer is hacked into by the sicko setting up for a dramatic finish and showdown encounter. Lane gives a fine performance as a serious investigative agent, and yet no matter how grisly that many scenes are the theme of net crime and hacking overpowers and gives a strong message of awareness even over the well liked and popcorn moments of torture and nasty horror. Overall "Untraceable" is not a bad flick nothing great, yet it's enjoyable and does hold interest by making us aware of the web crime and hacking identity problem.