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Blue Caprice

R Released Sep 13, 2013 1h 33m Crime Drama List
83% Tomatometer 83 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A man trains a teenager and turns him into a deadly sniper, then the duo embarks on a rampage across America.

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Smart, sobering, and quietly chilling, Blue Caprice uses its horrible true-life story -- and some solid performances -- to underscore the dreadful banality of evil.

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Amy Taubin Film Comment Magazine Blue Caprice is an elegy, perhaps even a tragedy. Aug 28, 2019 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire This is a film that stubbornly refuses to sensationalize; it's not interested in how these men killed, or in exploiting and fetishizing those acts. Instead, it explores their humanity-which is revealed to be even more terrifying. Jun 19, 2016 Full Review Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune Coolly controlled and extremely well-acted. Rated: 3/4 Dec 30, 2013 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies “Blue Caprice” succeeds because of its great direction, two strong central performances, and an atmosphere and tone that does the story justice. Rated: 4/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia Surprisingly coming out of nowhere from the Sundance Film Festival, 'Blue Caprice' is a frightening, realistic, cruel, complexly psychological independent drama. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Jun 25, 2020 Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture Richmond has few lines, but the young actor commands the screen with his simmering rage, making it entirely believable that this once scared boy could turn into a remorseless killer. Rated: 3/5 Nov 20, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gareth v A chilling, slow burn of a movie that deals with the power of influence without making any judgments despite us knowing the real-life consequences of their actions. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/16/23 Full Review Kevin N If you are looking for a real life true crime story, skip on past this one. I know it says that this was based on a true story, and that is about as close as they come to truth in this movie. What it is in reality is a puff piece to get you to sympathize with an illegal alien serial killer. The truth of the matter was that Malvo was a stowaway who was arrested by the Border Patrol and as a stowaway he never should have been granted bond and should have been held in custody until he was deported. I am sure the producers don't want you to know the truth because they want you to feel for the loser but some of us actually know the real story. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/05/23 Full Review Audience Member I can’t remember the last time I saw such a discrepancy between what the so-called professional critics and the audiences opine. This movie is a disjointed and almost pointless attempt at telling the story of the DC snipers. As other reviewer‘s have said, the title of the film is highly misleading as it makes one anticipate that we will see how the killers carried out their crimes from the vehicle. And we already know that they get their comeuppance at the end, but the entire thing is so horrendously orchestrated that it simply skips some of the most pivotal moments of the saga and abruptly comes to an end. I can’t even agree with other reviewer‘s that the two leading men are outstanding in their performances, as everything just falls flat. Please spare yourself 90 minutes of your precious time and skip this thing. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/11/22 Full Review Audience Member The "Beltway Sniper" attacks are recent enough that I remember coverage of them as a 12-year-old. The LPOTL episode covering black serial killers touches on the shootings, which is what attracted me to searching for a dramatic rendition of the topic. Unfortunately, the audience (with a (51) as I write this) is a much more accurate score than what the critics (83) believe. I really don't understand why the script decided to leave out a couple of pertinent details to the gunmen, which include John's (Isaiah Washington) racial motivations (kill white people) and his religion (he converted to Islam and joined the Nation of Islam in 1987). Removing these factors and focusing solely on John's obsession with getting revenge on his ex and finding where his children were located made for a disjointed motivation. There was one reference to bombings in Afghanistan on a TV in a bar, but John didn't seem fazed or angered by it at all. Washington really puts out some excellent scenes, my favorite of which comes when he is showing Lee (Tequan Richmond) his old street, calling his wife a "vampire" and other names. The anger bubbling inside of John is slowly being revealed, but never fully materializes in the rest of the movie. Lee is young and impressionable and immediately takes to John and returns to him after abusive and psychotic tests. He also somehow loses his Caribbean accent? All of the sudden, John is openly discussing senseless murders in the grocery store and they're reconfiguring the inside of the titular blue caprice car. Although any plans that include mass murders are psychotic, John's felt silly: "Even if we lose, we win." How exactly? The pacing is off and what is usually one of the more fun parts of thrillers — how they get caught — is a complete dud here. This is the story of the "Beltway Snipers," not inspired by them (John Muhammed and Lee Malvo were their real names), which is why leaving out those important details doesn't make any sense to me. I'm with the audience on this one and can't recommend this movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Blue Caprice is unfortunately very disappointing. It's too bad, because its fact-based source material is dark and disturbing. And Iasaih Washington gives a strong, and surprisingly convincing act. But, the script is too weak, everything goes too fast, it doesn't focuse itself enough on the murders or the arrest. And the characters are also not developed enough. On the one hand, it's a character study about two people eaten up by anger and violence, but one the other hand, it's deeply flawed and was very disappointing. Check out for yourself... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Despite great performances it doesn't provide a complete backstory about the motives behind the murders. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man trains a teenager and turns him into a deadly sniper, then the duo embarks on a rampage across America.
Director
Alexandre Moors
Producer
Kim Jackson, Alexandre Moors, Brian O'Carroll
Screenwriter
R.F.I. Porto
Distributor
IFC Films
Rating
R (Language|Disturbing Violent Content|Brief Drug Use)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$91.1K
Runtime
1h 33m
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