Mr. Brooks
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A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
What critics thought
Critics were split on this Kevin Costner serial-killer thriller: his performance, and William Hurt's as his imaginary alter ego, drew consistent praise, but the screenplay's appetite for subplots and twists struck many as self-defeating, piling on complications until the whole thing buckled under its own weight. Audiences took to it more warmly than critics did, suggesting a gap between its theatrical reception and its lasting appeal as a genre piece.
“played by Demi Moore with a striking directness that deserved better than being saddled with an absurd back story as an heiress with a fortune-hunting husband”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Kevin CostnerEarl Brooks
Demi MooreDet. Tracy Atwood
Dane CookMr. Smith
William HurtMarshall
Marg HelgenbergerEmma Brooks
Danielle PanabakerJane Brooks
Ruben Santiago-HudsonHawkins
Reiko AylesworthSheila
Matt SchulzeMeeks
Yasmine DelawariSunday
Jason LewisJesse Vialo
Lindsay CrouseCaptain Lister
Ramin DjawadiComposer
Raynold GideonWriter
John LindleyCinematographyMr. Brooks
A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
What critics thought
Critics were split on this Kevin Costner serial-killer thriller: his performance, and William Hurt's as his imaginary alter ego, drew consistent praise, but the screenplay's appetite for subplots and twists struck many as self-defeating, piling on complications until the whole thing buckled under its own weight. Audiences took to it more warmly than critics did, suggesting a gap between its theatrical reception and its lasting appeal as a genre piece.
“played by Demi Moore with a striking directness that deserved better than being saddled with an absurd back story as an heiress with a fortune-hunting husband”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Kevin CostnerEarl BrooksDemi MooreDet. Tracy AtwoodDane CookMr. SmithWilliam HurtMarshallMarg HelgenbergerEmma BrooksDanielle PanabakerJane BrooksRuben Santiago-HudsonHawkinsReiko AylesworthSheilaMatt SchulzeMeeksYasmine DelawariSundayJason LewisJesse VialoLindsay CrouseCaptain ListerRamin DjawadiComposerRaynold GideonWriterJohn LindleyCinematographyNot currently available on any streaming platform