Phillip Noyce directs Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie and Queen Latifah in this serial killer procedural where a bed ridden crime scene expert guides a rookie through a new case.

Made very much to give star-in-the-making Jolie her own Silence of The Lambs / Se7en. Washington is way too exciting an actor to relegate to a trapped mentor role. Goes through the motions with little memorable flair. Still, I’m surprised this sepia toned nasty never got a sequel?

5

Perfect Double Bill: Salt (2010)

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