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.| Sandra Bullock | Cassie Mayweather |
| Ryan Gosling | Richard Haywood |
| Michael Pitt | Justin Pendleton |
| Agnes Bruckner | Lisa Mills |
| Chris Penn | Ray |
| R.D. Call | Rod |
| Ben Chaplin | Sam Kennedy |
| Tom Verica | Al Swanson |
Genre/Type - Thriller, Police Detective Film, Psychological Thriller
Produced by - Castle Rock Entertainment / Warner Brothers
Release - Apr 19, 2002 (USA)
Released by - Warner Brothers
Running time - 120 min.
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