Mr. Murder

The actors chosen to play the characters were adequate at best. The premise of the story was changed, making much less sense. The only thing that remained the same was the fact that there was an author and a clone of him. After that the story deteriorates.

I don't know why a Dean Koontz book cannot be made into a movie without making ridiculous changes to the story line. The changes that were made took away the motivation from the characters, so there is no understanding why they do what they do. Drew Oslett actually has a significant reason in the book for pursuing the clone, but that is completely lost in the movie. Clocker's role was pretty insignificant in the movie, but was essential in the book. This movie was not worth the two nights of viewing. If you want a good story, read the book.

Good Film. Decent Acting. Fine Plot (kinda like Soldier). Too Long !!!

The film starts well. It had me thinking that this kind of GM/Clone type stuff is possible and may well have been tried by governments as we speak. After a great opening 45 minutes the film descends into farce. Chase, evade, catch fight, chase, escape, fight, catch, chase, etc... At on point it feels like a superman flick. One leaves as the other enters, etc. Laughable. I did however enjoy the pathetic special effects when Baldwin was fighting with himself. Shocking!

I've yet to see a movie made from a Dean Koontz novel that comes close to capturing the thrills and suspense he creates with the written word. While this movie is good enough to stand on its own, I think I'll stick with his novels.

This was a very very long entertaining film that really could have been cut in half before it started to become one big boring film. Stephen Baldwin,(Marty Stillwater/Alfie) played two characters in this film and gave a great performance fighting against himself and having to prove himself to his own family. Julie Warner, (Paige Stillwater) gave a great supporting role as his wife who had two girls, Caley Cuoco,(Charlotte Stillwater) and Brittney Lee Harvey (Emily). Brittney Lee Harvey is a very young girl and gave a simply great performance as the younger sister. Caley Cuoco is another actress who gave a great supporting role and a appeared on a great TV Show with the late John Ritter. Nice Sci-Fi film with lots of action but entirely too long for me.

I would say all in all a decent TV movie. There was a lot from the book that never made it into the movie but that is to be expected. I'm sure Koontz himself would have done things different if he could have had FULL control. But considering the books are generally butchered for the screen anyway there is not much you can do about that.

The movie flowed well and the acting was solid. The kids were very real and believable, and Baldwin was good in the duel role. I thought the wife (played by Julie Warner) could have been cast better, she seemed a bit out of step with the feel of the story.

It's worth watching.