Mindcage

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Mindcage

R

Released Dec 16, 2022

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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In this spellbinding thriller, detectives Jake Doyle (Martin Lawrence) and Mary Kelly (Melissa Roxburgh) seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist (John Malkovich) when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

The actors all ham it up to a degree suited to a project so flat, cheap and derivative, which helps keep “Mindcage” at least watchable, if never exceptional.

Dec 16, 2022

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Brent Simon

AV Club

Malkovich and Martin Lawrence aren't enough to elevate director Mauro Borrelli's throwback to 1990s serial killer films.

Rated: D

Dec 16, 2022

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

The psychological thriller has its rules and twists, but Mindcage does not provide anything at all to encourage a watch. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 1/4

Jan 29, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Forgettable thriller.

Rated: C

Dec 24, 2022

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

It's a familiar premise, but it ultimately takes a very different and far less entertaining turn.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 21, 2022

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

We can admire and enjoy the fact that Mindcage winds up doing things we don’t anticipate, but the film might have been better served if it got more outrageous a little earlier.

Rated: B

Dec 19, 2022

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Lana L

Don't waste your Time....such a bad movie...the scene of the battle in the room is so horribly done in edditing....I lost interest, but I love the acting of John M. so I continue the film...I was disappointed.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Sierra S

Horrible movie. The actors in this are usually great in other movies but suddenly seem like amateurs in this. I couldn’t even finish it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Gregory T

This is simply terrible. Netflix tricked me into watching it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Audience Member

This film could have been beautiful, rich, and immersive. The casting is impressive and more than competent in their craft. The writing, directing, and production however fell incredibly flat. There was no real build up, no slowly immersing yourself in the thinly veiled slices of beautiful horror-religious imagery (which I'm sure they spent a lot of time creating, and most of their budget on, which we barely had a chance to witness). It feels rushed, unfinished, underdeveloped and just a disappointment. The visuals wanted to aspire to the stunning worlds created by Tarsem Singh, but sadly it did not.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Marina D

Just absolutely FULL of clichés, I feel like I’ve seen the movie a hundred times before. The main actress also feels distinctly amateur compared to her co-actors. Frankly, the camera work and style of directing didn’t work either.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/08/24

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Bernadette T

Utter nonsense. Do no bother

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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In this spellbinding thriller, detectives Jake Doyle (Martin Lawrence) and Mary Kelly (Melissa Roxburgh) seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist (John Malkovich) when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.

Director: Mauro Borrelli
Producer: Daniel Grodnik, Mitchell Welch
Screenwriter: Reggie Keyohara III
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Metrol Technology, Daniel Grodnik Productions, Boomtown Media, Buffalo 8 Productions, BondIt Media Capital, Head Gear Films
Rating: R (Some Violent Content|Sexual Material)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 16, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2022
Runtime: 1h 36m

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