kapelusznik18 ***SPOILERS*** Ray Liotta is Spokane homicide detective Jack Verdon who's past as a one night stand for the most part ladies man seemed to have caught with him. That in a number of women, young & old, found brutally murdered with their bodies desecrated that he had affairs with him in the past. The fact that Verdon had countless affairs-in the hundreds-puts almost every woman single or married and divorced in danger of being the serial killers next victim.Despite now being "happly" married to local bartender & short order cook Ana, Gisele Fraga, didn't seem to stop Jack from cheating behind her back that caused a sexually frustrated Ana, whom he was ignoring, to do some cheating on her own. With Jack as the #1 suspect and the FBI on the case in the person on Agent Vukovick, Christian Slater,Jack has to find the mysterious serial killer before he himself ends up convicted of his crimes. With the killer targeting Ana as his next victim it was only the miracle of life, her being pregnant, that saved her. Something that all his other victims who ended up for the most part getting abortions, after he knocked them up, didn't have.****SPOILERS*** Hard to figure out just what the movie is trying to tell it's audience in that we see the religious fanatical and bible thumping killer John Lee,Michael Rodrick,in not such a bad light even though he murdered some dozen women, including Jack's mom, in his crime spree against, in his mind, sinners. In fact John actually wanted to pay for his crimes in not making any attempt of saving his life after Jack finally cornered him by the river where he dumped most of his victims. Filmed during the rainy season in Spokane Washington that made the movie even far more depressing that it already was. As for John's motives we were in for a far a big surprise at the very end when he found out, before Jack shot him, who this John Lee really was!

NateWatchesCoolMovies The River Murders is a fairly entertaining thriller vehicle for Ray Liotta that tries hard to be in the same grisly territory as stuff like Sev7n, and winds up looking pretty silly in its efforts. It takes place on a rural community in the Midwest, where a serial killer is leaving bodies for authorities to find. Detective Jack Verdon (Liotta) does some digging and finds that that himself and the killer may have met before in the past, making it personal. This causes unrest for both the department and Verdon's mental state, prompting the arrival of an overzealous Federal agent (Christian Slater, annoying as hell here), and the concern of his captain (Ving Rhames). It's fun watching Liotta spin out of control, and the film climaxes with reasonable intensity, but showcases nothing unique or noteworthy. Raymond J. Barry has a nice bit as Liotta's father too.

pi1e I was never much of a fan of Ray Liotta, except maybe for The Goodfellas,and he proves me right in this movie. The actress playing his wife is struggling with English and with acting (no, she's not the next SoniaBraga, I'm sorry to say). Christian Slater does his usual crazy. Nothing suspenseful, nothing thrilling and no drama (though they do try, so eagerly, in every shot) about this. This was free on-demand, so I'm happy I didn't have to pay for it. Don't let the others fool you, this movie is not worth your time. The writing is horrible, the dialogue is childish, the plot is stupid, the "twist" is easily figured out, the acting is horrible - it is murder-by-numbers with all the clichés you can throw in, mixed up and then spilled out for you viewing "pleasure". Stay away!

katy-247-158113 An original idea in typical crime drama style. Ray Liotta was his usual great acting self. The story certainly kept you wondering until it unfolds. It was based on something I have never seen any other movie even similar. It does keep your interest level up through out the movie. The Horror factor isn't very high making it user friendly to most people. I do like these types of movies and do consider it worth watching. I don't think I would run right out to get it but I would give it a thumbs up. So I would recommend it moderately. Great movies are really hard to find and sometimes you have to settle for these pretty good movies.