A Killer Within
A Killer Within
| 06 November 2004 (USA)
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Addison Terrill, a former district attorney now in a lucrative private practice, has what seems to be the perfect life. But life as he knows it is turned upside down when he arrives home from work late one night to find his wife brutally murdered and his son unconscious in critical condition at the hospital. Now, fingered as a suspect by the police, Addison must race to find the real killer and prove his innocence before it's too late.

Reviews
Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.
BlazeLime Strong and Moving!
Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
kirby-39 I wouldn't call this the next great mystery thriller, nor would I call it total garbage. It falls somewhere in between, but at the lower end of the 10-star system. It had its moments, and, yes, Sean Young is still hot! (And an under-rated actress), but the plot and its "multiple endings" were not the best. A better script might have helped. I'm not going to diss folks who tried to make an independent film outside of Hollywood. At least they didn't do a remake of the Beverly Hillbillies, Welcome Back Kotter, or Bewitched. They tried to be original. (Note to self: Original does not always translate to good.) Give the film a chance and watch it for yourself.
texasjoe48 I played a small role in this movie as a lawyer in the courtroom. It was exciting to watch Sean Young, C. Thomas Howell, and Dedee Pheiffer work together in a film. The cast had real chemistry, and it all came together well after the editing. The plot kept you guessing who was the real culprit. The script was well written, and the production was good to be a part of. I have watched it five times and each time I learn something different that I did not see before. I would recommend this film. This just shows that independent films have merit, and that a low budget does not mean anything is being sacrificed in the process. Good films are being made outside of California, and New York allowing unknown writers and actors to find a market and an audience.Joe L.Blevins P.S. Also, I wanted to say that many people have been so negative over this movie. It seems that few have tried to write a script as I have, (or a book) and tried to act in a decent movie premise. This has flaws as most any other movie has, but for the most part I have a better appreciation to understand what all goes into the production from the git-go, and perhaps others need to try to understand the process better before they throw in the towel, and start bad-mouthing a certain production. (It is better than the remakes of television shows, into flaky movies.) This was better than the standard fare of premises, and to see people like Ben Browder, and Sean Young and such, was really exciting. But still your opinion is your opinion, like it, or lump it. It's your choice.
pmisty This movie has gotta be the worst movie I've watched in a long long time. Throughout the movie you'd squirm at how such an awful movie got made in the first place. Everything about this movie from acting, directing, lighting, editing, etc.. scream sub-amateurish. 15 minutes into the movie and you begin to feel that this is going to be a lousy movie. It is so incredibly bad that I have to force myself to watch it till the end to make sure that it is indeed as bad as I've predicted. I feel sorry to see Sean Young got caught in this outing although I admire her for trying to give anyone watching this something for their time in the form of a 2 second full frontal. The whole storyline is stupidly weak and the ending is terrible. This movie does not even qualify for a made for TV movie. This is the first time I've written a review and I'm doing it to warn all movie fans to keep away. Avoid this movie. Go watch the TV, read something, listen to some music.. do anything but watch this. It is that bad! You've been warned. The only decent thing about this is the DVD cover.
mchriste-1 I rented this movie not knowing what to expect. I'm a fan of Ben's from Farscape, so I was intrigued to see him in something else. As I expected, Ben did not disappoint. He brought some actual three dimensional life into a collection of banal characters.The plot is nothing unusual, the type of film I'd expect to see in a movie-of-the-week format. There are intriguing elements, especially toward the end as the killer of the title comes closer to being exposed. I wasn't surprised by anything, but I liked Sam and Sara, so I was interested in the character development.C. Thomas Howell was unimpressive and I'd much rather have had someone more dynamic in the lead role. I'd say Ben, but my bias would show a little too much there. Sean Young-while she drives me nuts-was perfectly cast. I'm not sure I've ever seen Giancarlo Esposito in anything, but I really liked him in this film.This was independently produced and while there are things about it I wasn't impressed with, all things considered it was a very polished film.
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