Anna Marchant (Milla Jovovich) is primary school teacher who has everything one could need; a loving boyfriend and basically a good life. One day, on her way home she witnesses the murder of a woman. The perpetrator turns out to be the notorious serial killer - "Tearjerk Jack/Killer" who cries over the dead women he has killed. He notices Anna and attacks her. During the scuffle, Anna tips over the railings and falls into the river while hitting her head and suffering a concussion. When she wakes up in the hospital, she can no longer recognize her friends faces. No face looks the same to her twice. She suffers from a real-life medical problem 'face blindness' and can't even recognize her own self in the mirror. The real horrifying part is that the killer is after her as she has seen his face. But Anna cannot defend herself since she has no idea what anybody really look like.
'Faces in the Crowd' had a highly intriguing premise which wasn't really exploited. When one loses the ability to recognize faces, their life will be in turmoil naturally. Add a serial killer into the fray, you have a hot potboiler of a tale to tell. The film starts out with a bang, but then whimpers and limps to the end. Well, the ending wasn't really dreadful. But still the writing was far too uninspired, while the direction didn't add anything to help it. Of all the other characters, I found the woman doctor to be highly annoying. She gives philosophical answers to difficult questions. I suspected who the serial killer would be halfway through the movie and it turned out I was right. Its bit of a cliché actually. I know many disagree with me on this, but I have to say Milla Jovovich is a pretty good actress and this movie actually proved it. She gives one of the best acting performances of her life even though the writing was lackluster. She was the sole shining gem in this movie and made it worth watching. But I wouldn't recommend this movie to anybody unless you really love Milla Jovovich.
5/10
'Faces in the Crowd' had a highly intriguing premise which wasn't really exploited. When one loses the ability to recognize faces, their life will be in turmoil naturally. Add a serial killer into the fray, you have a hot potboiler of a tale to tell. The film starts out with a bang, but then whimpers and limps to the end. Well, the ending wasn't really dreadful. But still the writing was far too uninspired, while the direction didn't add anything to help it. Of all the other characters, I found the woman doctor to be highly annoying. She gives philosophical answers to difficult questions. I suspected who the serial killer would be halfway through the movie and it turned out I was right. Its bit of a cliché actually. I know many disagree with me on this, but I have to say Milla Jovovich is a pretty good actress and this movie actually proved it. She gives one of the best acting performances of her life even though the writing was lackluster. She was the sole shining gem in this movie and made it worth watching. But I wouldn't recommend this movie to anybody unless you really love Milla Jovovich.
5/10