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Mindhunters

directed by Renny Harlin (Cutthroat Island)
story by Wayne Kramer
screenplay by Wayner Kramer (The Cooler) and Kevin Brodbin (The Glimmer Man)

produced by Cary Brokaw (Closer) and Akiva Goldsman (Lost in Space) and Robert F. Newmyer (National Security) and Jeffrey Silver (National Security) and Rebecca Spikings (Driven) and Scott Strauss (National Security)

starring Val Kilmer (Red Planet), Christian Slater (Alone in the Dark), James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J (Toys), Eion Bailey (Center Stage), Clifton Collins Jr. (Sgt. Bilko), Will Kemp (Van Helsing), Jonny Lee Miller (Dracula 2000), Kathryn Morris (Paycheck)

lowdown:  A thriller-mystery with a group of FBI agents getting picked off one by one.

low expectation:        

con:  Renny Harlin has never made a great movie and has long been making horrible ones
con:  Christian Slater is also on an awful track record

follow-up:

website:
Mindhunters-thefilm.com

synopsis/press release:
     Hiding within a group of eight FBI profilers is a serial killer. In the ultimate test of their crime-solving savvy, these endangered young agents – each compelled by his or her secret past to probe the criminal mind - must figure out who among them is a ruthless predator . . . before, one by one, they all fall prey to the killer's ingenious plan.

With MINDHUNTERS, director Renny Harlin ("Cliffhanger," "Die Hard 2," "Deep Blue Sea," "Driven") gives the serial killer thriller an edge-of-your-seat whodunit twist. Inspired by Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians," the story crescendos in suspense as a group of brand new profilers realize that a terrible evil has entered their circle – and there may be no way out alive.

When a simulated FBI training exercise turns shockingly real, with one of the agents meeting an unexpected demise, the profilers realize this is more than a final exam -- it's a battle for their lives. Completely isolated, the agents have no choice but to solve the heinous crime on their own. But how can they trust one another when they each possess the skills, the motives and the means to be the murderer? No one is above suspicion, or the perils of overwhelming fear, as they use everything in their power to uncover the killer's identity and end the relentless hunt.

The ensemble cast of MINDHUNTERS includes Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, LL Cool J, Jonny Lee Miller, Kathryn Morris, Clifton Collins Jr., Will Kemp, Patricia Velasquez and Eion Bailey. The film, directed by Renny Harlin, is written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin. The executive producers are Moritz Borman, Guy East, Nigel Sinclair and Renny Harlin. The film is produced by Cary Brokaw, Jeffery Silver, Bobby Newmyer and Rebecca Spikings. -- © Dimension Films

Expectation Key


there's no possible way I will ever see this

I might eventually see this but I'm not really expecting much

anticipating the release of this one but I'm sure to be left unsatisfied

such high expectation of this film only leaves room for disappointment