Mindhunters Page #5

Synopsis: On a remote island, the FBI has a training program for their psychological profiling division, called "Mindhunters", used to track down serial killers. The training goes horribly wrong, however, when a group of seven young agents discover that one of them is a serial killer, and is setting about slaying the others. Can the few that are left figure out who the killer is in time?
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Director(s): Renny Harlin
Production: Miramax
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
33
Rotten Tomatoes:
25%
R
Year:
2004
106 min
Website
1,860 Views


- You go out there running...

- Back!

Okay.

You go out that door,

you don't come back in.

Why would I?

Do your job.

Put a bullet in her.

Sara, put yourself

in our position.

You're a professional.

You have a prime suspect.

There are still lives at risk.

What do you do?

I don't fit the profile.

Wouldn't you know

what not to fit?

You say I kill for revenge.

For my personal pain.

That's not this killer.

This killer is impersonal.

Deadlines, rules.

They're ways

of proving superiority.

She's right, Gabe.

You know what else is right?

They don't let killers

in the FBI.

Playing hurt, playing wounded.

Maybe that's her skill.

We all have skills.

Well, I say where there's

a skill, there's a weakness.

We all have skills.

Wait.

Let's think here.

All along we've been assuming

the deaths have been random,

that anybody

could walk into any trap.

But look at the traps.

J.D. dies because

he was out front, leading us.

He was always out front.

And Rafe.

Rafe's a coffee junkie.

And Bobby. Who do we go to

to get something to work?

Who's our Mr. Fix- it?

You're saying he knew

who died, when?

Knew it, planned it

through our characteristics,

our skills, our weaknesses.

All this time the killer's

been profiling us.

Vince, who are you?

What makes you different

from the rest?

I don't know.

I mean, I know history.

I do mazes.

I'm in a goddamn chair.

Lucas, how does he kill you?

Think.

I'm our best shooter, best

driver. Those are my skills.

And your weaknesses?

I say I'm fearless, and I'm not.

That leaves you, Sara.

My sister was murdered.

I haven't been

in the water since.

I see her there.

That's his signature.

Oh, my God.

Nicole.

Nicole!

Jesus!

No!

She found herself

some cigarettes.

They were laced

with some type of acid.

- It's not her, Vince.

- Why?

She figured out the pattern!

So she saves herself.

Wouldn't you?

I don't trust her.

I don't trust any of you.

Island fever. You got it.

He's got it. She's got it.

And we're gonna ride it out

nice and friendly

until somebody finds

another motherfucking watch.

Are you having fun yet?

I'm having fun.

Harris. He's been watching us

all along.

Did he know

you were from Justice?

What if he figured out

he was being watched?

No way!

What if he knew they were gonna

take away his program?

Is this what you wanted?

I'm letting her go.

Too bad you won't get

a chance to graduate.

You're all so weak.

Pathetic, powerless.

You said

you searched the island!

- Every corner of it!

- Every corner you could see?!

You'll never be in control

no matter how hard you try.

All right, he's out there.

Who's with me?

Out there?

What do you think this is?

This is a f***ing trap. What

do you mean who's with you?

I'll tell you who's with you.

- I'm with you.

- Are you having fun yet?

I'm having fun.

Are you having fun?

You're all going out there?

Look, I'm not going anywhere.

You're right.

You stay put.

What the f***?

What are you doing?

Still think

that you're better than me?

Hide.

Don't tell me where.

Don't tell them where.

Just do it till Monday.

It's for the best.

My f***ing gun's empty!

Is this real enough for you?

You can't escape it.

You can't stop it.

You can't turn it off.

We can do this

all night long.

I have all the time

in the world.

Still think

you are better than me?

Still think that the pupil

bests the teacher?

Is this what you wanted?

Is this what you expected?

Is this real enough for you?

You're all so weak.

Pathetic.

Too bad you won't get

a chance to graduate.

You'll never be in control

no matter how hard you try.

You always lose.

If you could only see yourselves

the way I see you.

Afraid, powerless.

Let me tell you what I think.

You look like you're having fun.

I'm having fun.

I don't want the fun to end.

I think they'll find you.

I don't want the fun to end.

Because I trained them.

You think you're smarter

than the rest of them?

Let me tell you what I think.

I think you

don't stand a chance.

You don't know who

you're dealing with, do you?

You don't know...

who you're dealing with, do you?

Come on, finish it.

Finish it, you selfish child.

Come on.

He never left.

He stayed to watch.

And the killer knew.

He's wearing watches.

Three watches.

What time are they set for?

They're set for now.

Aaah!

Shut it off!

If it wasn't him...

No, wait!

That's a clever story.

Sent to spy on the program,

spy on Harris.

You're the one

who's telling stories.

I know it's not me.

And I know it's not me.

So it's not you.

It's not me. It's not her.

Who's that leave, mister?

That leaves

the last man standing.

Jesus Christ, Sara!

Watch out!

Watch out for f***ing who?!

Stop shooting!

Stop shooting!

Sara! Sara, stay right

where you are!

That's the price you pay

for being fearless.

Sara?

Sara?

Close, God damn it.

Who wants off this island?!

You.

Never anywhere without a gun.

Back on schedule.

Guess we have answers now,

don't we, Sara?

Who are you?

You gonna panic now, Sara?

You gonna panic

when you've been so cool?

Oh.

What are you trying to prove?

What am I trying to prove?

How's a f***ed- up girl like you

get into the FBI...

anyway?

How did I get in?

How did I get in?

Did you not get in, Gabe?

Did you try,

and they turned you away?

What did they tell you?

You're not sharp enough,

smart enough,

sane enough?

Panic.

Watch her panic.

Get your hands up.

I want to see your hands!

Boo.

You call yourself a profiler?

Show me your hands.

I'm the profiler.

I want to see your hands.

You're the victim.

Unh!

Aah!

Aah!

Aaah!

Aah!

Watch your head.

Oh, thank God.

I thought...

Bulletproof vest.

I just need

a little "R" and "R," huh?

Surf and sand.

Just stay still.

- Just stay still.

- Uh- huh.

Hey, you, uh...

You think they're

ever gonna believe us?

They won't have to.

We can prove it.

After Bobby died...

I changed the clock back

15 minutes.

What are you talking about?

What did Harris always tell us?

Know the mind, then anticipate.

The killer was into deadlines,

precision, timing,

so I set that clock

15 minutes back.

The clock?

Oh, yeah.

He wanted us to know exactly

when he was going to strike,

wanted to watch us squirm

as precious seconds

were ticking away.

It was all part of his fun.

His weakness.

I was betting

he'd change it back.

I was right.

But how are you gonna prove it

was Gabe who changed it back?

Remember the phosphorescent

powder from the jackets?

That's what I put on the clock.

It was my turn to set a trap.

So when he touched it...

Mm- hmm.

His hands are going to glow.

Watch.

This is awkward.

You know, uh...

All these things, they worked

pretty good, you know.

Timers, triggers.

Remotes.

But at the end of the day,

building a better mousetrap

is just pure mechanics.

It's knowing how to bait

a particular mouse.

That's the fun part.

Ah, ah, ah- ah.

So there I was.

Sitting next to the bodies

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