DVD Review: Faces in the Crowd

What do you do when you can see, but are unable to recognise even those closest to you?

How do you avoid a killer when you can't remember his face? He could be anyone and you could be his next victim.

Anna Merchant (Milla Jovovich) faces this crisis when she inadvertently witnesses a murder by a serial killer known only as Tearjerk Jack.

The killer slits the throats of his victims then weeps over their bodies.

In escaping from the killer, a blow to the head leaves Anna with a neurological disorder which means she cannot remember faces. Every time she looks at a face, it changes to such an extent she is unable to recognise even her boyfriend, nor her best friends.

Working out the identity of the killer is even more difficult.

Only one face helps her through her life-and-death quest for answers - Detective Kerrest (Julian McMahon).

They must put the pieces together before the killer eliminates the only witness to his crimes - Anna.

But everywhere Anna turns is a new face and person who could be the killer.

She must use the new skills taught to her by a psychologist to identify the mannerisms and movements of this man and stop him.

Faces in the Crowd is certainly a first-rate psychological thriller.

We are left in the dark as much as Anna, never knowing who the killer is and when he is going to rear his head again.

Faces in the Crowd

(R16) Roadshow Entertainment

Stars: 4/5