SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

chaztv None of this script/film makes any sense. Want a second opinion? It's boring too. Some beautiful cinematography does not make up for a story and story structure that is complicated just to hid the fact of how stupid the entire premise is. There is not one character in this whole thing that you can care about. It is as if the writer, director, producer were just trying to get in elements they thought would sell. Yes, it cost plenty to make this piece of garbage. The previous reviewer who thought this was low budget has to be wrong. To make something this stupid look good takes some real production bucks. Don't waste your time watching this. There have to be better things you can do with your 2 hours.

eye-sea Ever since Blair Witch Project, movies with little or no plot use a documentary style to fill up the 1 and a half hours, or so, they're given by the film company.This piece of trash is no exception. It starts off well - the first five minutes a teeny bit scary-ish - but then drops into this very tiresome documentary mode, full of crap interviews, laced with painfully unfunny "humour" and "wit".The guy hosting the documentary is annoying enough with what sounds like a fake British accent. And the make-up sucks. He's obviously heavily made up to look like someone he isn't. Maybe perhaps a spoof on a real TV news host! Who knows! And the character Jesse St Clair, played by Rachael Leigh Cook, wears this badly-made blonde wig that's obviously too big for her head. The sets, the script, the plot, the make-up department, not forgetting the embarrassing acting, all make for a movie to avoid at all costs.I had to steel myself not to get passed the first twenty minutes without whizzing through to the end.Dire. Zero out of ten if I could give zero. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with a one!

jeremyemmet What I loved most about this movie was its willingness to avoid shock-gore for effect. It's remarkably rare these days for a thriller/horror movie to rely on mood and camera work to achieve suspense instead of graphic violence. This movie covers similar territory to Cary Elwes' other recent thriller "Saw", but focuses instead on the characters and mood. Even Elwes' somewhat stilted performance feels more natural here, appropriately fitting an aspiring, but inexperienced, TV journalist. Kip Pardue, Annabella Sciorra, and Rachael Leigh Cook fill out a cast of journalists quite literally caught up in their latest story about a serial killer. The film borrows liberally from 'Scream' and 'Blair Witch Project', but brings it's own odd combination of story techniques, which doesn't quite work. The film's aspirations are noble, and I enjoyed it thanks to the fact that it didn't follow typical formulas when the opportunity to do so arose repeatedly during the story. I'm always willing to forgive a few weaknesses for an ambitious work that doesn't take the easy formulaic answer. American Crime is an original film, and while you're guessing constantly, it's unlikely you'll have figured much out before the end.

mike shockley OK, I saw the movie "Saw" and really thought Cary Elwes (sp) performance was up to par until the final scene. But his performance in this movie is dreadful. I hated him the whole movie and thanked my lucky stars he didn't "narrate" the whole thing. The ending did stink. Rachel Leigh Cook was a disappointment as well. For her status I expected a lot more. She's virtually non-existent in the movie. I recommend something scarier as well. Only a few suspenseful moments in the movie and by suspenseful I really mean disorganized. I saw the preview for this movie on other Lions Gate films and was tricked into renting it. so if you see it as a preview and think "Hey that might be neat." Forget it. If you have $3 to waste go ahead, but save your money for something else.