Mindhunters (2004)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers (WGA):

Wayne Kramer (story)
Wayne Kramer (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

For seven elite profilers, finding a serial killer is a process of elimination. Their own.

Plot:

Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Serial Killer | Island | FBI Trainee | Helicopter

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Eion Bailey	...	Bobby Whitman
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Vince Sherman
Will Kemp	...	Rafe Perry
Val Kilmer	...	Jake Harris
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Lucas Harper
Kathryn Morris	...	Sara Moore
Christian Slater	...	J.D. Reston
LL Cool J	...	Gabe Jensen (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J)
Patricia Velasquez	...	Nicole Willis
Cassandra Bell	...	Jen
Daniël Boissevain	...	Second Man in the Bar
Antonie Kamerling	...	Man in the Bar (as Anthone Kamerling)
Jasmine Sendar	...	Friend of Jen
Trevor White	...	Attacker

Also Known As:

Mind Hunters (USA) (alternative spelling)
Mindhunters (Finland)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/strong graphic images, language and sexual content. (re-rating)

Runtime:

106 min | Australia:105 min (edited version) | Denmark:101 min (edited version)

Country:

USA | Netherlands | UK | Finland

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Brazil:18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut) | Japan:R-15 | Malaysia:18SG (DVD release) | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:R | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Mexico:B15 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

The Hague School was externally transformed into the FBI Academy. The changes included the stars and stripes being attached to the front of the school and a large fence was fabricated. This fence established a perimeter at the entrance with two FBI sentry shelters.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the team enters the main building on the island for the first time there is an overhead shot in which an entire sound crew holding a boom mic is visible on a balcony in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.

Quotes:

[first lines]
J.D.: How about I drive, huh?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Robots (2005)

Soundtrack:

Brahm's Lullaby

It has it flaws but it's better than a lot of other stuff out there

I've read comments pointing out that this movie has ripped a lot of ideas from other movies and that there are situations that are so over the top that they get silly.

To that I say; Sure, why not? It's still entertaining.

I agree that they could have used the cast differently and that some of the plot points are quite unbelievable but on the whole it doesn't distract from the tension and the setting of the movie.

The profilers sometimes act pretty stupid and out of character but the actors do a very decent job portraying them and Renny Harlin has actually done a really good job with the directing.

If you want a horror/thriller/action flick where you keep guessing pretty much to the end and don't mind recognizing bits and pieces from other movies then this is for you.

Well worth a watch (no pun intended).