This film adaptation of Iris Johansen's "The Killing Game" is a by-the-numbers thriller with a focus on forensics and the psychological profile of a serial killer.

The actress playing the lead named Eve Duncan makes a convincing forensic sculptor. Eve had a childhood filled with trauma in the rough Techwood district of Atlanta. At age 15, Eve gave birth to a daughter named Bonnie, who was taken away from and killed by a psychopathic killer with the child buried in the Chattahoochee National Park.

But, a decade later, the killer returns with a vengeance, and he is targeting Eve, who has been so successful in her work as a sculptor and because her spirit was never broken. Now, the killer has singled out the little orphan named Jane, knowing the Eve will become attached to the child.

As the action moves from Georgia to Arizona, the film turns into a cat-and-mouse-game with the authorities racing against the clock to discover the identity of the killer known only as "Dom." Through Eve's good forensic work, the trail leads to the place where it all started in Dillon, Arizona. It was there that Kevin Shaw, the son of a preacher, emerges as the profile of the killer.

The film includes a good twist at the end in the revelation of who is Kevin Shaw. There was also a good set of secondary characters including good ol' Joe, who provides the love interest in the film. While "The Killing Game" unfolds as a standard detective yarn, the production values, acting, and the suspense were nonetheless very effective.

Could any mother be colder? Throughout the entire film I never felt any sympathy for the main character whose daughter had be kidnapped and murdered ten years prior. Eve was one of the most coldest characters I've ever seen. If you read her books you love her and want to see her get answers concerning her daughters death. Even when she was supposedly in mortal danger she was stiff as a board. This actress couldn't show emotion if her life depended upon it. Who cast this film? These books had feeling, drama, heartbreak and emotion. NONE of which played out in this film. The connection between the main character and the FBI agent played a minimal role and had it been shown to it's full extent would have explained the role of Jane logically. The author should have held out for more reputable writers and producers. Keep the book, burn the movie.

I was able to watch about 10 minutes before I had to turn it off in fear of throwing the actual book this movies was based on at the TV. The actress who played Eve had no concept of the character at all. It felt like she was reading the lines with no emotion for the first time. The actor chosen to play Joe...seriously? Could they have chosen anyone less likely to be "Joe"? Just wondering if anyone actually watched this before they aired it? As I said I only watched about 10 minutes but 2 was all you needed to see that they completely butchered the book and even if they had wanted to butcher the book, they could have at least had decent actors to make a fairly decent movie. By far the worst movie ever. Stick with the books, they are amazing.