Sacrifice

A serial killer with a singularly nasty penchant for peculiar mutilations makes a mistake when his next victim is the daughter of Tyler Pierce ($Michael Madsen), a career bank robber who does not let a little thing like being in prison stop him from finding out who the killer is. Pierce escapes jail ...more

Director Mark L. Lester brings his proven sense of economy (remember Commando?) to this non-pretentious and entirely effective thriller. It's The Fugitive Meets Kiss the Girls, with several very effective twists along the way. Lester's direction is sinewy -- and often B-movie grotesque -- and the mystery of the killer is cleverly concealed until the final showdown. That finale may be uncomfortably over the top for some tastes, but this film isn't trying to be Silence of the Lambs, and thankfully ...more