Untraceable **1/2
Cast: Diane Lane, Billy Burke, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Running Length: 1:40
MPAA Classification: R

When the website Killwithme starts up and shows the cruel killing of a kitten, FBI agents Jennifer Marsh (Lane) and Griffin Dowd (Hanks) are on the case. They work for the cybercrime division of the FBI, and are skilled at tracking down criminals over the internet. One week later, the site is back up, this time with a human being tortured. To make matters worse, the more traffic the site gets, the quicker the victim dies. The killer has somehow made the site untraceable, and the FBI can’t stop it and as the public finds out about it, it gets more and more visitors. Soon, the killer’s game becomes personal, and if Marsh cannot stop him, she might be the next victim.

“Untraceable” is an average thriller with moments of greatness. It starts out well, but spirals downward as it progresses. That’s not to say it is bad though, just that it could have been better. Clearly the movie is criticizing the type of material available for viewing on the internet. That being said, the director has no problem showing the audience exactly what he seems to be rallying against. Sometimes less is more, and this would have been a good opportunity to leave things to the imagination rather than providing torture scenes worth of a “Saw” movie. Again, this is not a bad movie, just one that is flawed and could have been better. Wait for the DVD.