Quick Review: Untraceable (C)

[stinkingbob]

I went in with high hopes for this movie, but unfortunately, it fell flat. It had a good premise (killer broadcasts live feed of people whom he has kidnapped; Internet surfers who go to the site can watch as the victm is slowly killed. How fast he is killed is determined by how many people are going to the site), but failed to deliver. I guess I was looking for some kind of character development. Some reason to make me feel for the characters involved. It didn't happen. In fact, I found the male cop more creepy than the actual murderer. Basically, I had no idea what his function was in the movie. If you removed his character, the movie could have played out without him without a glitch.
There are no gory scenes. Very little action. One thing I didn't understand is that the main character portrays the role as a FBI computer specialist, yet, she does not password protect her own home computer!!  Go figure. But, I guess if she did, then there wouldn't be a movie.
I would not recommend people pay to see this film. It is not a good date movie either. It really isn't worth the price of a rental either.
See Juno instead.