Mindhunters
Instrueret af Renny Harlin
On a remote island, the FBI has a training program for their psychological profiling division, called "Mindhunters", used to track down serial killers. The training goes horribly wrong, however, when a group of seven young agents discover that one of them is a serial killer, and is setting about slaying the others. Can the few that are left figure out who the killer is in time?
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Mindhunters-bedømmelser og anmeldelser
- Mister Arn23. maj 2025"Mindhunters" has an identity crisis. Is it a crime drama or campy horror? It tries to be both but falls short, making it watchable yet forgettable.
- Shaydeknight4. april 2026Mindhunters is a decent thriller that leans on a simple but effective hook. It's essentially a whodunnit wrapped inside a countdown movie. A group gets isolated, people start dying in elaborate ways, and suspicion keeps shifting. It does a good job of keeping the audience guessing almost to the end. Not especially profound, but it works. The presentation is very early 2000s. Slick editing, glossy lighting, and a soundtrack full of wailing electric guitars trying to manufacture tension, very much in the vein of Top Gun style ambience. It's a bit obnoxious and occasionally pushes scenes too hard, but it doesn't sink the film. If anything, it gives it that slightly dated, time capsule feel. Kathryn Morris, who at the time was being positioned as a possible breakout, does a fair job in the lead. She has the right mix of competence and unease for the role. She never quite became a major film star, but she clearly found her lane and went on to anchor Cold Case quite successfully. In hindsight, this feels like part of that transition, solid but not star making. The cast in general has the feel of a parking job for actors who had been bigger a decade earlier. Christian Slater and Val Kilmer both show up with that slightly post peak energy. Slater in particular got some attention at the time for a brief nude scene, which, fairly or not, was part of the film’s marketing chatter. It's one of those odd bits of trivia that sticks to the film more than anything to do with grand performances. LL Cool J is serviceable, but he leans hard into a loud, exaggerated style that doesn't always fit the tone. He plays everything at full volume, which makes him come off as a bit of a buffoon. That's been a recurring issue in some of his film roles. He brings presence, but not much subtlety. I've never cared for him. He came on the scene with attitude and muscles as a decent rapper, but then soon started taking just about any project that would pay. Fair enough, a man has to eat, but it's led him to do some absolute crap. He became a joke. A joke that has a mansion and drives nice cars, mind you, but a joke nonetheless. The rest of the supporting cast is fine, though Clifton Collins Jr. goes very broad, bordering on over the top. It fits the heightened tone in places, but occasionally feels like he's in a slightly different (and poorer) movie. Technically, the film is straightforward. Solid sets, competent camera work, nothing experimental. It gets the job done without drawing attention to itself. Some of the traps and deaths are creepy and a bit gross, but not excessively so. Enough to add tension without turning into outright horror. Overall, it's a perfectly watchable early 2000s thriller. A bit dated, a bit pulpy, occasionally silly, but it keeps the suspense going and delivers on what it offers.
- Zokkiie9. marts 2026This was a pretty fun watch. It has that very early-2000s thriller feel — a bit stylish, a bit cheesy, but entertaining the whole way through. The cast works well together and there are a few clever moments that keep things interesting. At the same time it can get a little over-the-top and some parts feel more flashy than smart. Still, it’s the kind of movie that’s easy to sit back and enjoy without thinking too much about it. A solid, slightly goofy thriller from that era.
Mindhunters-trivia
- maj 2004 blev Mindhunters udgivet.
Mindhunters blev instrueret af Renny Harlin.
Mindhunters har en spilletid på 1 t 46 m.
Mindhunters blev produceret af Cary Brokaw, Robert Newmyer, Jeffrey Silver, Rebecca Spikings.
On a remote island, the FBI has a training program for their psychological profiling division, called "Mindhunters", used to track down serial killers. The training goes horribly wrong, however, when a group of seven young agents discover that one of them is a serial killer, and is setting about slaying the others. Can the few that are left figure out who the killer is in time?
Nøglepersonerne i Mindhunters er Sara Moore (Kathryn Morris), Lucas Harper (Jonny Lee Miller), Gabe Jensen (LL Cool J).
Mindhunters er bedømt R.
Mindhunters er en Thriller, Mysterium, Kriminalitet-film.
Mindhunters har en publikumsbedømmelse på 5.7 ud af 10.
Mindhunters havde et budget på 27 mio. US$.
Mindhunters har indtjent 21,1 mio. US$ ved billetlugen.