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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonUnfolding like a better-than-average episode of a first-rate TV police procedural, Untraceable is a satisfying slice of solidly crafted meat-and-potatoes filmmaking.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenHighly watchable, anchored sturdily by Lane's convincing performance.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyLane skillfully sells the tech-heavy script. But after a much-too-early reveal of the murderer's identity, the ''low battery'' signal starts to flash on this film by thriller specialist Gregory Hoblit, director of last year's far superior "Fracture."
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe film, which has the ingredients for a thoughtful, tense thriller throws away a compelling first half so it can descend into silliness and clichés.
- 50Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayFrom its very first scene, Untraceable isn't the sophisticated, brainy thriller it so nearly could have been, but just another movie about a serial murderer.
- 42The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsNot only does Untraceable unmask its initially hidden killer with little ceremony, it's the sort of film that telegraphs every new development.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe latest, Untraceable, owes everything to “Lambs,” and to “Se7en,” and to all the “Lambs” and “Se7en” knockoffs made by directors less talented than Jonathan Demme and David Fincher. In addition to being dull, the Portland, Ore. -set Untraceable is a monster hypocrite, wagging its finger at the mass audience’s appetite for strictly regimented, “creative” torture scenarios.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceDirected by Gregory Hoblit from a screenplay by a trio (a trio!) of whomevers, Untraceable hasn't the brains of a class-act psychothriller like "The Silence of the Lambs" (though it does reprise that film's titillating homophobia); worse yet, it lacks the balls to juice up the trashy verve of the "Saw" series.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovTepid, borderline offensive cyber-serial killer thriller.
- 0Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversTalk about your pious frauds. I've got a better way to show your disgust for Internet scum: Don't see Untraceable.