A cop with a traumatic past (the unsolved murder of his wife) and a reporter writing an article on police work find themselves investigating a series of murders where the victim is left hanging somewhere, a letter carved on the body. Nearby a hangman's game is painted. It doesn't take long for them to get retired cop Archer on board. It turns out the killer does leave clues about the next victim. They realize that the killer is playing this hangman game and will kill a new victim every day at 11pm. Our team actually manages to make almost in time several times and catches several glimpses of the killer who manages to slip away every time though.
The reporter and Archer eventually realize that the murder of the other cop's wife is actually connected to this series of killings. The break in between murders of several years helps them narrow things down. Eventually they will confront the killer who does have a past with one of the cops.
Hangman is a B-movie thriller, with a strong cast (it's great to see the lovely Sarah Shahi here,) good performances, a story with some plot holes and predictable elements. It's not, however, as bad as other reviews make it seem. All those reviews sound the same, complaining about Pacino. Yes, this is not a million dollar budget, award winning movie. Pacino's performance is perfectly fine here and watching him is always a pleasure. The story doesn't satisfy entirely, but I enjoyed it a great deal mainly because it's refreshing to see a serial killer thriller these days and because of the casting of Pacino.
The reporter and Archer eventually realize that the murder of the other cop's wife is actually connected to this series of killings. The break in between murders of several years helps them narrow things down. Eventually they will confront the killer who does have a past with one of the cops.
Hangman is a B-movie thriller, with a strong cast (it's great to see the lovely Sarah Shahi here,) good performances, a story with some plot holes and predictable elements. It's not, however, as bad as other reviews make it seem. All those reviews sound the same, complaining about Pacino. Yes, this is not a million dollar budget, award winning movie. Pacino's performance is perfectly fine here and watching him is always a pleasure. The story doesn't satisfy entirely, but I enjoyed it a great deal mainly because it's refreshing to see a serial killer thriller these days and because of the casting of Pacino.