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BY BRETT MICHEL
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Renny Harlin’s oft-delayed ode to Ed Wood æsthetics sees the light of day after nine (!) aborted release dates. Produced well before Harlin’s most recent picture (the similarly excremental Exorcist: The Beginning), this film should have remained in the dark, or at least been enveloped by the shroud of late-night cable. Just how old is Mindhunters? For one thing, it ranks among its "stars" Christian Slater, an actor whose career officially died with the release of January’s dubious Alone in the Dark. All the same, there could be an audience for this one — those who enjoy watching supposed geniuses receive their grisly comeuppance will feel rightly superior to Harlin’s eight insipid FBI profilers-in-training. The rest of you should think twice before shelling out to watch a serial killer/godlike mastermind who’s profiling the profilers (Slater, Jonny Lee Miller, LL Cool J), each of whom possesses exactly one highly exploitable talent. Could the killer be hidden among their group? Ten little Indians say yes, but the downward spiral toward the corkscrew endings will strand thoughtful viewers hunting for a mind behind this mess. At the Flagship, Providence Place 16, and Showcase cinemas. (106 minutes)5FD5E3AB-588F-11D4-9BA9-005004532BEF-StyleName:SignoffBY BRETT MICHEL
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