“Business and feelings, they don’t go well in this line of work,” comments a veteran criminologist in the new thriller written and directed It’s the sort of hackneyed observation made Depicting a murder/kidnapping investigation conducted Devon Sawa (Final Destination) plays the cop, Alan Kramer, whose constant furtive sips from his liquor flask instantly let us know that he’s deeply troubled — in this case His new partner, Amelia Pembrock (Maggie Grace, the Taken movies), was the top-ranked cadet in her class, but her fear of actually going out in the field has led her to sabotage her own career.

So naturally this mismatched pair is recruited And in case we question the seriousness of the assignment, at one point the captain demands, “Close the case, no matter the cost!” Kramer, who’s on the verge of retirement, doesn’t want to take the case but he changes his mind after talking to the victim’s father (veteran actor and B-movie producer Andrew Stevens, who handles both chores here), a local politician and very big deal in the very small town.

Core Findings and Detailed Timeline

And so it goes, with the investigators working off such obscure clues as the victim’s teeth having been damaged post-mortem and raw chicken found under her fingernails. The latter leads to a prime suspect, a nebbishy local butcher who cares for his elderly mother and who seems exactly the type you’d think would murder a young girl.

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In an attempt to make the case against him, Pembrock commits a stunning act of illegality that would immediately have the case thrown out of court but at least provides the film a few moments of suspense. Helping the cops is an affable coroner played The Girl in the River plays entirely (C’mon, you didn’t really think it was the butcher, did you?) The ensuing tense encounter includes one of the more unconvincing shootouts ever committed to film, although to be fair, two of the characters involved clearly have little prior experience.

Making his feature directorial debut, Benetton delivers reasonably effective atmospherics but remains hamstrung Burdened A grizzled and gaunt Sawa invests his character with haunted, intense physicality, while Grace proves appealing in her Clarice Starling-like role. But their efforts are not enough to prevent the film from feeling like a failed TV pilot from a past era.

Broader Implications and Future Outlook

“Business and feelings, they don’t go well in this line of work,” comments a veteran criminologist in the new thriller written and directed It’s the sort of hackneyed observation made Depicting a murder/kidnapping inquiry conducted Devon Sawa ( Final Destination ) plays the cop, Alan Kramer, whose constant furtive sips from his liquor flask instantly let us know that he’s deeply troubled — in this case His new partner, Amelia Pembrock ( Maggie Grace , the Taken movies), was the top-ranked cadet in her class, but her fear of actually going out in the field has led her to sabotage her own career.

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Related Stories News Tiffany Haddish Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Drunk-Driving Charge in Georgia TV 'Backyard Baseball' to Be Adapted as an Animated TV Series Starring Tiffany Haddish The Girl in the River The Bottom Line Dead in the water. Release date : Friday, September 4 Cast : Maggie Grace, Devon Sawa, Tiffany Haddish, Ralph Macchio, Andrew Stevens Director-screenwriter : Brando Benetton 1 hour 32 minutes And so it goes, with the investigators working off such obscure clues as the victim’s teeth having been damaged post-mortem and raw chicken found under her fingernails.

The latter leads to a prime suspect, a nebbishy local butcher who cares for his elderly mother and who seems exactly the type you’d think would murder a young girl. In an attempt to make the case against him, Pembrock commits a stunning act of illegality that would immediately have the case thrown out of court but at least provides the film a few moments of suspense.

Helping the cops is an affable coroner played The Girl in the River plays entirely (C’mon, you didn’t really think it was the butcher, did you?) The ensuing tense encounter includes one of the more unconvincing shootouts ever committed to film, although to be fair, two of the characters involved clearly have little prior experience.