Method - murder in the spotlight
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German title | Method - murder in the spotlight |
Original title | Method |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2004 |
length | 88 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Duncan Roy |
script | Katie L. Fetting |
production |
Donald Kushner , Guy J. Louthan , Pierre Spengler , Andrew Stevens , Brad Wyman |
music | Barry Taylor |
camera | Gabriel Kosuth |
cut | George Akers |
occupation | |
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Method - murder in the spotlight ( Method , Dead Even ) is an American thriller from the year 2004 . Directed by Duncan Roy and written by Katie L. Fetting .
action
Rebecca Fairbanks is a well-known movie star. She constantly tries to empathize with the characters she plays through method acting . The actress has a nervous breakdown and is admitted to a clinic for a long time.
Fairbanks takes on the role of a 19th-century serial killer . The team travels to Romania , where the film is being shot. Fairbanks learns there that her former lover Jake Fields, who has meanwhile married Bethany, is playing the male lead. Tensions arise between the actress and her mother, who wants to control Fairbanks. Bethany, who is uncomfortable with meeting previous lovers again, creates further tension.
Bethany is found murdered one day. More murders follow; Circumstances indicate acts of a serial killer.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was " an ambitious, ambitious psychological thriller with" film-in-film "elements that burdens the thin story too much ". His film set and its equipment would appear " well done ". In addition, it offers " nothing more than a few dramaturgical confusion and a little splatter" light "mixed with Hollywood glamor ".
The Rotten Tomatoes editorial team described the film as " full of suspense ".
The editors of www.fantastic-screen.de wrote that the interplay of both film levels was confusing for the viewer. The actors - especially the main actors - are convincing.
backgrounds
The film was shot in Romania and the United Kingdom . Its world premiere was on February 28, 2004 as part of the American Film Market .
Web links
- Method - murder in the spotlight in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Method - murder in the spotlight at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Method - Murder in the Spotlight . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2005 (PDF; test number: 102 040 DVD).
- ↑ Method - Murder in the Spotlight in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed September 13, 2007
- ↑ uk.rottentomatoes.com, accessed September 13, 2007
- ↑ www.fantastic-screen.de, accessed on September 13, 2007 ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Filming locations for Method, accessed September 13, 2007
- ↑ Method premiere dates, accessed September 13, 2007