Product Details

• Actors: Patrick Muldoon, Cathy Moriarty, Tim Thomerson, Fred Ward, C. Thomas Howell
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Live / Artisan
• DVD Release Date: January 23, 2001
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000053V7B
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,509 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Crimson Code" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lock the doors and close the windows!, February 24, 2001

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Arie A. Galles (New Jersey, the Garden State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Crimson Code (DVD)

An excellent dark thriller. From the first creepy minutes voyeuring into the private behavior or a very weird guy, the off-beat, edgy tone is set. From there the plot takes off - serial killers are suddenly being knocked off. Who's killing the serial killers? An unlikely but effective pairing of detectives, Patrick Muldoon and Cathleen Moriarty are assigned to this weird case. They're not quite sure if they want to send a thank you note to the killer or pursue the leads. C. Thomas Howell sure isn't the old "Ponyboy" we knew and loved from "The Outsiders." He's dark, brooding, scary and works in a flower shop, of all things. It's surprising the blooms don't wilt. I wouldn't let him touch my bouquet. Tension mounts as the search for the killer continues amid a freezing, wintry backdrop that adds to the cold-blooded business of homicide investigation. Great mood setting. And the ending is a real shocker! Can you guess it kept me perched on the edge of the couch and anxious? I double-checked the door.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great flick, really cool!, March 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Crimson Code (DVD)

I rented this movie at Blockbuster and really enjoyed it. The main idea that there is a serial killer killing seriel killers is really neat and the film is quite well done. The cast is pretty good considering the budget (remember Fred Ward from MIAMI BLUES and REMO WILLIAMS?)

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars RED TEAM 1, PATRICK MULDOON 0, January 19, 2004

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Crimson Code (DVD)

While I don't feel this movie is as bad as others, I must admit there's a lot of plot holes and the direction is a little tepid considering the subject. Cathy Moriarty, who I think looks like a K-Mart Faye Dunaway, pouts and arches her eyes, but doesn't bring a lot of depth to her character, even when she confronts Muldoon with why the red team is doing what it does. I think Patrick Muldoon does fine as the agent, and continues to be the new stud of Direct to Video movies. Tim Thomerson and Fred Ward are commendable as well, and I didn't even recognize C. Thomas Howell as the bald serial killer.
This certainly won't set the standard for serial killer films, but it's entertaining.