Twisted (2004)

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Studio: Paramount Pictures Studio: Paramount Pictures Studio: Paramount Pictures

Rating: R

Release Date: Feb 27, 2004

Running Time: 96 mins.

Country Of Origin: Germany

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Ashley Judd, Andy Garcia, Samuel L. Jackson, David Strathairn, Russell Wong, Camryn Manheim, Mark Pellegrino, Titus Welliver, D.W. Moffett, Richard T Jones

director: Philip Kaufman

Twisted

Newly promoted police inspector Jessica Shepard is searching for a serial killer, and is shocked to discover that men she has recently slept with are victims. The investigation becomes more and more twisted as her partner behaves strangely, and the police commissioner is being asked to remove her from the investigation as she is a prime suspect. All the clues point to her and Jessica begins to suspect that she might be the killer she is looking for.

This latest suspense thriller is, unfortunately, neither suspenseful nor thrilling. Instead, Twisted unravels into a predictable tale infused with so many red herrings that the only thing it inspires is incredulity.

Story

Jessica Shephard (Ashley Judd) has just been promoted to police inspector with the San Francisco Police Department's Homicide Unit, and her first case--a man found beaten to death on the beach--proves unsettling: She had a one-night stand with the victim a few months back.…