Morgan Freeman stars as Dr. Alex Cross, a forensic psychologist
for the Washington D.C. Police Department. When his niece Naomi goes missing
from her college campus for four days, he travels down to Durham, South Carolina
to see if he can help with the investigation. He arrives at the local police
station only to get the brush off by the local cops when they make him wait for
two hours. Growing weary, he barges into the detectives' squad room and sees
that his niece isn't the only missing person in the area: tacked up on the wall
are pictures of Naomi and several other women--two of which have already been
found dead in the woods. It turns out that a serial killer who calls himself
Casanova has abducted Naomi.
Meeting the local detectives in charge of the case, Cross rides out with them
when they get a call about a third body that has been found in the woods.
Although the deceased turns out to be one of the kidnapped women, it's not Naomi.
When Cross discovers that the three deceased victims were not found in the order
of their abductions, he comes to the realization that Casanova is keeping the
women alive as prisoners somewhere. Instead of a serial killer, he's a serial
collector. The case comes to a dead end, until Casanova decides to replace the
woman whom he killed. He chooses to kidnap Dr. Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) a
young doctor who takes up kickboxing as a form of exercise. Held against her
will at Casanova's lair, the kickboxing
lessons come in handy for Kate when she catches Casanova off guard and knocks
him down long enough to make her escape. When Alex goes to see her in the
hospital, he's eager to team up with Kate to learn where the other seven women
are. But Casanova was careful enough to always wear a mask, hiding his identity,
and his hideout was in the middle of the dense woods, and during Kate's frenzied
escape, she didn't pay too much attention to landmarks. But Kate and Alex try to
work whatever leads they have before time is runs out for Naomi and the other
captured women.
Based on the book by noted mystery author James Patterson, Kiss The Girls is a
gripping thriller that holds your interest from the first frame. Morgan Freeman
and Ashley Judd are superb in their roles as Alex and Kate, and they effortlessly
create a pair of extremely likeable characters whom you become invested in very
quickly. The storyline is taut and exciting, with a few great twists that I
didn't see coming. Ably-directed by Gary Fleder, Kiss The Girls is a movie that
holds up so well, that it can be enjoyed even on a second viewing. The main problem here is the DVD, which
has no special features whatsoever, not even a "making of" documentary. While
this is a shame, Kiss The Girls can still be enjoyed on its own merits and is
still highly recommended for that reason. --SF
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