Mr. Brooks (2007)
If you really love Kevin Costner playing the good guy, you might want to skip this one. In Mr. Brooks, Costner plays a family man moonlighting as a psychopathic serial killer.
Surprisingly, goody goody Costner does a really convincing job as a bad guy! This is one tension-filled thriller, so if the premise is your cup of tea, you’ll probably like it. There’s one scene that sticks out in my memory as particularly creepy (and this is not spoiling anything): Dane Cook becomes awe-stricken with Costner, and he asks him to mentor him in the “art of the kill”. I won’t spell out the details for you, but they do take a little joyride together and murder someone. Cook’s gleeful portrayal in that scene is bone-chilling. I’ve never liked his stand-up routines, but this movie pretty much sealed the deal; Dane Cook will forever frighten me.
So, if you like serial killer thrillers with some creepiness thrown in, rent this one and enjoy. Just don’t watch it with your dad.
More Kevin Costner movies here!
Surprisingly, goody goody Costner does a really convincing job as a bad guy! This is one tension-filled thriller, so if the premise is your cup of tea, you’ll probably like it. There’s one scene that sticks out in my memory as particularly creepy (and this is not spoiling anything): Dane Cook becomes awe-stricken with Costner, and he asks him to mentor him in the “art of the kill”. I won’t spell out the details for you, but they do take a little joyride together and murder someone. Cook’s gleeful portrayal in that scene is bone-chilling. I’ve never liked his stand-up routines, but this movie pretty much sealed the deal; Dane Cook will forever frighten me.
So, if you like serial killer thrillers with some creepiness thrown in, rent this one and enjoy. Just don’t watch it with your dad.
More Kevin Costner movies here!