Killing Emmett Young

2002 "In order to avoid the debilitating effects of a terminal illness, a young detective orders a hit on himself."

Killing Emmett Young

6 | 1h44m | en | Drama

In the Philadelphia police department, Emmett Young is a hotshot, a workaholic newly promoted to homicide. He learns he has a disease that will soon kill him painfully, so he hires a stranger to arrange his own death. With one eye on the calendar (he's allowed a few days' grace before his murder), he pursues a final case, the serial killing of young women. Emmett develops a profile of the assailant. Meanwhile, his fixer hires an ex-cop to kill Emmett, a lonely security guard whom the fixer taunts and belittles. In this limited time, can Emmett sort out what's important?

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Released: April. 13,2002 | Released Producted By: , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Scott Wolf , Gabriel Byrne , Tim Roth

Director

R. Vincent Smith

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Reviews

cmoyton Emmett's Mark is a decent attempt at a character driven thriller. Combining the dual stories of the search for a serial killer and a young detective facing up to the news of his terminal illness by deciding to hire a hit-man to end his own life. Of course there are plot contrivances but what i really liked about the movie most were the ambiguous characters played by Roth and Byrne. Byrne in particular does not have enough screen time but the interplay between these two established actors is a joy to behold. Having been goaded once too often Roth's character snaps. But not that you would recognise as he appears to be emotionally stone cold - that is until the very end of the movie.In places the script is as ambiguous as some of the characters with the director dangling the possibility that Roth may indeed also be the serial killer. Scott Wolf was just OK in the lead role of Emmett. The big anomaly also for this reviewer was just how and why Roths girlfriend informed on him - yes his flat was a mess and she saw that he was living a deception but i couldn't see the evidence linking him to Byrne in the pit he resided in. At one hour 40 minutes the movie is 10-15 minutes too long but still remains an interesting watch.

mrbusyb Indeed, in the end we find out that Emmett Young is the mass murderer himself! How is this a possibility you might inquire? Well, he keeps noticing the tattoos on the young ladies instead of the young ladies themselves especially that one hot black haired young lady bartender he just keeps asking a lot of dumb questions without much noticing how gorgeous she is even though she clearly states to him that she is single. He also seems to ignore his pretty partner police officer but not in a gay kind of way, but more in the crazy kind of mass murdering way. See, the viewers are distracted from noticing Emmett Young's psychotic behavior in the end, because we are so deeply concerned about his ill health at the beginning. One gets the impression that perhaps the assassin trying to kill Emmett Young is the mass murderer because his place is a mess with lots of pornography. In comparison, Emmett's place is clean and wholesome. It is when the assassin is rummaging around Emmett's place that he finds evidence of him being the true mass murderer. At least, that is my interpretation.

Onorien Screw what anyone says about movies where everything is not about action, 'cause this is a very very good film. I don't know the first thing about what a good cameraman is supposed to do or what good special effects are (if there even are in this one), but I look at the big picture and that must count for something. The acting is good, natural, down to earth, the atmosphere is a bit cold, distant and autistic. But that made the whole movie worth watching it, I thought, and the absence (finally!) of any wild romance or crazy love made it a big Hansaplast on a bleeding wound. Really. If you have lost hope in Hollywood, see this.

cinemateca Interesting thriller for first-time director Keith Snyder about a young police officer who suddenly is informed he is terminally ill. Unusual first-rate performances and absorbing atmosphere in a debutante filmmaker. An intelligent film.