Murder By Numbers

Rating: 8/10 (15 April 2002)

Two detectives (one retiring, one 'wet-behind-the-ears') try to find and put away a serial-killer who chooses major 'cardinal sinners' as victims. Even the strongest constitutions may be challenged... and this one's not as violent as one might guess. Director Fincher also did "The Game," and "Panic Room." Maybe we are being desensitized to the subject matter we are exposed to in this film, but the story is telling us the dark human truths some of us would probably argue against to our very grave. The opening credits, as some of you might already know, inspired similar sequences in other films and television series (namely "The Practice"). After watching this one, I was afraid for my very soul... and I, for the most part, consider myself an 'Angel.' God save the 'Devils.'