Product Details

• Actors: Stephen Baldwin, Tyne Daly, Elizabeth Barondes, Brian Lee Bouck, Jenniffer Buckalew
• Directors: John Flynn
• Writers: David Golden, James Reid
• Producers: Brad Krevoy, David Bixler, Jeffrey D. Ivers, Kevin M. Kallberg, Oliver G. Hess
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: August 15, 2000
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00003GPFV
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,314 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular, February 13, 2000

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Bill Powers (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Absence of the Good [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Absence of the Good is definitely a thriller. If you like movies that keep you on the edge of your seat. While keeping you in suspense then you will love this one! The plot was wonderfully done, and you will never guess who the killer is and will leave you saying WOW!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hammers: Not just for nails, December 18, 2003

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K-Man - See all my reviews

This review is from: Absence of the Good (DVD)

Absence of the Good is an above average movie in the serial killer genre that has a fairly clever script, good acting, and a strong lead (Stephen Baldwin).

The story centers around Detective Caleb Barnes (Stephen Baldwin) and his struggle to find a serial killer while trying to deal with the untimely death of his son. As the body count begins to climb Barnes finds himself trying to help his wife heal while remaining focused on the case. What follows is a well executed police drama with plenty of action and suspense throughout.

I wasn't sure if this movie was going to be any good when I rented it. I decided to take a chance and was pleasantly surprised. It kept me guessing and had a twist ending that a couch detective like myself had fun solving. I recommend this film.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TENSE AND INVOLVING, March 26, 2004

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Absence of the Good (DVD)

Stephen Baldwin redeems himself for his lackluster performance in MR. MURDER in this tense, and involving crime thriller. Baldwin plays a cop who has recently lost his son in a tragic accident; his wife (Shawn Huff) is having extreme difficulty in dealing with her guilt and loss. Baldwin plays it stoic, but he too is harboring the pain. When returning to his work, he and his partner (Rob Knepper) are called in on a case involving the hammering deaths of several people, all seemingly not connected. Baldwin, however, believes the culprit is a grown up who wants to revisit his childhood but going to all the places he or she lived. It's a tense, complex plot and well acted. Tyne Daly does her usual good turn as a psychiatrist, and the identity of the culprit is surprising.
Well done and very engrossing.