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...other story in Murder by Numbers is a premeditated crime committed by two intellectual teenagers. Their ploy is rife with philosophical overtones relevant to the impersonality of today’s society. Ryan Gosling plays Richard Haywood, one of the “cool” kids in high school who lives on daddy’s credit card and can’t help attracting copious numbers of women. His partner in crime is his physics tutor Justin Pendleton (Michael Pitt II). Justin is a classic quiet kid, skilled on a computer but is not especially outgoing or friendly...
...boys decide to commit a random murder as a political statement that attempts to prove the existential/nihilistic convictions that their lonely childhoods have led them to embrace...
...refreshing political overtone is the disdainful stance the film takes on smoking. With recent flicks rife with “cool” smokers, both good and bad, Murder by Numbers’ Richard is incomplete without the dirty butt hanging from his sinister mouth. Each time he appears, you want to slap him and make him realize that his smoking habit (not to mention his killing habit) is not as cool as he seems to think...
...crux of Murder by Numbers is its ingenious murder and Bullock’s equally cunning means of catching the villains. While political nonsense often detracts from the movie’s fluidity and pace, the overall effect is a film that captivates and raises interesting questions concerning the modern state of America’s youth. It’s a good pick for those who like thrillers, or for those who fell in love with Bullock after While You Were Sleeping or Speed...
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