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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 09/24/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 0 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 48 Genres: Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Police Detective Film See Also: Murder By Numbers [Fullscreen], Murder by Numbers [Fullscreen]

When a pair of bright-but sociopathic teens conspires to commit the perfect murder, a troubled cop teams with her eager new partner to solve the case that left the community in fear and the police without a clue. High school ladies' man Richard Haywood (Ryan Gosling) and outcast Justin Pendleton (Michael Pitt) have no motive to commit murder, but they soon conspire to choose a random victim and pin the crime on local pot dealer Ray (Chris Penn), under the guise that the police will never suspect them of such a brutal act. Determined Det. Cassie Merriweather (Sandra Bullock) is assigned to the case, and quickly becomes suspicious of the elusive teens despite the doubts expressed by her superiors and her lack of solid evidence. Soon entering into a dangerous test of wills with the increasingly desperate and dangerous teens, her investigation leads her down a disturbing path that will test her skills as a detective and her will to survive. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Sandra Bullock - Det. Cassie Mayweather
Ryan Gosling - Richard Haywood
Michael Pitt - Justin Pendleton
Agnes Bruckner - Lisa Mills
Chris Penn - Ray

Certainly not the hit that was expected from a Sandra Bullock film, now it will be seen if Murder By Numbers has new life on video. The image, which begins poorly with a noticeable amount of grain, improves quickly. The 1.85:1 framed picture, which is anamorphic, is strong with solid blacks, which are a key element of the film. Colors, though subdued at times, are nicely realized and naturalistic. Additionally, detail is good for the most part and skin tones are right on target. Sound for this disc is a 5.1 English Dolby Digital track that does utilize the forward speakers at times, but still lacks much imagination. It's not till the end of the film that any significant use of the surrounds is heard, and even then it is limited. Dialogue and sound effects are clear and distortion free. As for supplemental material, it's fairly limited. Other than a theatrical trailer, this disc offers a commentary track by director Barbet Schroeder and Editor Lee Percy. This screen specific track goes into quite a bit of detail about different elements of the film making process. At times a little bland, it's still well organized and generally informational. While not a great film, Warner has released a decent DVD; one that could show improvements though. ~ Trent Fordham, All Movie Guide