Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

arthurwest-07516 This is a great thriller supported by a fantastic cast and a great pace. Mr. Brooks is played by Kevin Costner, and he is a serial killer by night, a popular, intelligent self-righteous man of the community by day. He goes by the name Earl when not in killing mode. To make matters even more complicated Mr. Brooks is a persona arisen by a devil voice within Earl- and he is played(not just voiced but physically portrayed) by William Hurt. In one of his outings Brooks is caught in the act of murder by a photographer and then becomes entangled by the law- mainly one lady played by Demi Moore. With actors of such class there is no reason to doubt that the audiences will be kept captivated- and they are. The cinematography, pacing and direction is excellent, and it is surprising that the director Bruce Evans has only made 2 films including this one.

dworldeater Mr Brooks is a highly excellent psychological thriller starring Kevin Costner. This is easily Kevin Costner's darkest movie, it is also one of his best performances on screen to date. Costner is Earl Brooks, a wealthy and successful businessman that loves his family, but has a dark secret and has a compulsive habit of murdering people. He is meticulous in his methods and very efficient and smart about what he is doing. This is a highly engrossing and rich film with excellent character development and story. Kevin Costner gives an Oscar worthy performance in this very well made and original film. William Hurt is equally impressive as his alter ego and has great chemistry with Costner. Demi Moore and Dane Cook also give good performances. The film has a few plot twists and the right amount of dark humor, as a whole the film is very engrossing and interesting, but flows very well. Anybody struggling with addiction(or former addict) will find this film easily relate able and truthful in the films approach to the subject. In my opinion, Mr. Brooks is very underated and easily the best thriller to come out of Hollywood since Seven.

Hingle McCringleberry Spoiler Alert* The best part of this movie is watching Dane Cooke being beaten to death with a shovel. I spent the entire movie hoping his character would be killed. It is actually a little personal with Dane. I went to one of his shows years ago and have wanted to off him in the same manner ever since.Seriously, the Kevin Costner / William Hurt alter ego thing is interesting and keeps you interested in the movie. It carries some week writing and dull parts of the movie through. The twist with the daughter in the middle is good too. Overall the movie is decent but I think they could have used a lesser know actor to replace Costner and it would have been more interesting. Although, Costner didn't completely ruin this movie as usual. Maybe I am just soft on his character because I enjoyed watching him pawn Dane Cooke with the shovel.I could have gone without Demi Moore too. She added nothing and they could have replaced her with an unknown and it would have been more believable. There was enough to keep you interested in the movie without her. It looked as though someone in casting owed her a favor.It is a 6-7ish movie and William Hurt definitely makes it better.

michaelmunkvold "Mr. Brooks" thinks it is darker and edgier than it actually is. Like most films in the serial killer thriller genre, it's a bit lazy, coasting on unlikely plot twists and providing few genuine scares. The filmmakers could have tried a lot harder. There is one thing that sets it apart from the straight-to-DVD slasher fare that chokes the genre, however: top-notch performances from actors who aren't usually known for them.Earl Brooks (Kevin Costner) is a respected business owner and family man. He's also a serial killer who murders couples while they're having sex. (Everybody needs a hobby.) He has abstained from murder for two years, but his homicidal urges creep back up in the form of Marshall (William Hurt), his imaginary, bloodthirsty alter ego. Brooks gives in and commits another murder, only to be caught on film by a peeping tom named "Mr. Smith" (Dane Cook) who blackmails Brooks into making him his "protegé". Meanwhile, Detective Tracy Atwood (Demi Moore) reopens the investigation into Brooks' murders, and the cat and mouse games ensue.All the elements of a serial killer movie are here: the driven but troubled cop, the painstaking attention paid to the killer's M.O., the far-fetched plot twists. It's all here, and it's all a bit predictable. We see a lot of it coming a mile away, and the plot twist that ties the ending together is far too convenient to be believed. The movie is also loaded down with unnecessary subplots: the 45 minutes or so spent on Atwood's divorce and Brooks' troubled daughter (Danielle Panabaker) do nothing but get in the way. Another, small complaint: it's set in Portland, Oregon, but was obviously neither filmed there nor made by people who have been there. As a longtime resident of the City of Roses, I know that the Cup and Saucer is in Southeast, not downtown, and that a high-speed chase on the Ross Island Bridge in the middle of the day is a logistical impossibility. "Mr. Brooks"' saving grace is the acting. Costner is wonderful as Brooks. Most actors playing serial killers resort to imitating Hannibal Lecter, but Costner plays Brooks as an ordinary man with a darkness inside that he doesn't like; he's a murder addict who desperately wants to get sober. Moore takes the stock "tough cop" character and makes her smart, likable and funny, someone we might want to hang out with. Hurt gives his best performance in years as the gleefully malevolent Marshall, relishing murder and mayhem as if it were the best steak he's ever had. Dane Cook is his usual lowbrow, irritating self - which is just right for his character. I don't know if he's doing it on purpose, but he's perfectly convincing as a perverted sleaze. All of these actors have spent most of their careers giving fair-to-middling performances in mediocre movies; here, they give great performances in a fair-to-middling movie. Good as the acting as, however, it's just not enough. The plot is too tired, the direction too uninspired, the story just too dull.In a way, "Mr. Brooks" is not to blame for its faults - it simply got to the party too late. The serial killer film genre ran out of steam years ago; after reaching the high-water mark with "Silence of the Lambs", it petered out into a steady trickle of pedestrian slasher films. There's nothing left in the well to draw from. Given that the average serial killer movie is so lousy, "Mr. Brooks" is not that bad in comparison. While it could have been better, it could easily have been much worse.