The word clich? gets thrown around so very much in the realm of cinematic reviews but guess what, you?re about to hear it again. ?Suspect Zero? is that movie that embodies the true meaning of that word by regurgitating killing methods and storylines from films such as ?Seven?. Ben Kingsley stars in this mundane ?thriller? as a former FBI agent who has a trained ability for precognition specifically with the minds of serial killers. His tactic for obtaining assistance with his work is to lead a burned-out FBI agent (Aaron Eckhart) and his former flame and colleague (Carrie-Ann Moss) with a series of clues and messages attached to various victims.

The film attempts a continuous use of close-ups to establish this eerie feeling that we always have to suspect Kingsley of a psychotic episode. As the story develops we encounter a barrier to which we are unsure whether or not to feel sorry for the protagonist.

Kingsley really should have taken his time in reading this script, his acting talents and long list of credentials are beyond a mere made-for-TV-movie such as this. Eckhart is at best dreary and uninviting, while Moss?s biggest contribution to the film is talking on her cell phone in practically every scene. Anyone with a brain would be able to predict everything that was to happen throughout the film from a quarter of the way in to the ending. In the midst of so many thriller and horror movies making their waves into the fall season, here?s hoping that ?Suspect Zero? is not a foreshadowing of things to come.

Bottom-Line: For an excellent actor and Academy Award winner in Kingsley, I am confident that he will bounce back after this flop, so I am willing to forgive him for this one. ?Suspect Zero? is properly touted as such, with zero thrills and zero scares.

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