To Catch a Killer

Szifron and his co-writer Jonathan Wakeham play it too safe, creating an aggressively stale procedural that doesn’t pack the gut punch it wants to deliver.

It’s a must for fans of gritty thrillers.

It’s moody but very messy.

If this film is remembered for anything, it will be marking the end of actor Ben Mendelsohn’s hot streak. You used to be able to tell a worthwhile watch from his presence. No longer.

While it's always a pleasure to see Woodley in anything, I fear she's been let down by a fairly pedestrian screenplay here.

To Catch a Killer is a thriller that thrills more than other similar films do, and Shailene Woodley adds another laurel to her already impressive resume.

From the first scene, Misántropo manages to unfold the intrigue and skillfully manage the suspense, to keep the viewer trapped throughout the story. There, two logics in tension are represented, the logic of the murderer and the logic of the police system

Even after two hours, one fails to understand the filmmaker's intention: is this a political commentary on gun violence in America or a plea to look at the perpetrators with sympathy?

Szifron offers a look at the late-capitalist social abyss through dense and cold textures; a solved puzzle that leaves a deeply sad aftertaste, a resolution that hides a portrait of a world in which empathy has withered... [Full review in Spanish]

While this textbook detective story may likely disappoint lovers of Szifrón's most celebrated movies, To Catch a Killer is concise, honest, entertaining, and has moderate grit. [Full review in Spanish]