Solace

Feels becalmed in the 90s serial killer genre (tellingly as designed as a follow-up to SE7EN); to make a comparison would be pointless, as this is a generally weak, made-for-television spin, sometimes literally resembling a CSI episode in its overhyped characterisations and breathless plotting. The ultimately silly identity and motivation for its antagonist is somewhat forgivable, as it is a piece with the rest of Griffin’s screenplay; it’s still watchable if you enjoy serial killers, and Hopkins as always delivers the most interesting performance in the film, making his character an ambiguous mix of Henry Wilcox and Hannibal Lector!