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American Crime (2004)
Low expectations + Rachael Leigh Cook = OK thriller
After watching a spate of terrible, terrible 'thrillers', I vowed to avoid the section for this genre at my local video store. Recently, I 'accidently' stumbled back into this area where i noticed 'American Crime' and for some reason (Rachael Leigh Cook) I decided to rent it.
I spent the journey home chastising myself for letting the video store con me out of more money for yet another stupid, formulaic and boring so called 'thriller'.
As usually happens when you have such low expectations about a movie, I was surprised to find I actually enjoyed it. 'American Crime' has three things going for it:
1) Rachael Leigh Cook (even though she is sporting an unflattering blonde wig)
2) The movie is actually creepy.
3) It almost manages to avoid the formulaic 'thriller' ending.
An unrecognizable Cary Elwes is also good as a down on this luck crime investigator/TV presenter.
Don't get me wrong, this is no great movie and I don't want to raise anyone's expectations, but as thrillers go its not too bad.