'Kiss the girls' - 1997

I have just finished watching the thriller; 'Kiss the girls' made in 1997 by Gary Fieder, starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Cary Elwes. The story is of a Washington DC. detective who travels to North Carolina to investigate the apparent kidnapping of his niece. Aided by the escaped kidnapee Kate McTiernana he cross hunts down the tow kidnappers, one operating under the name of 'Casanova', competing against each other to outdo each other as they seize and destroy their trophy captives. As with most mysteries, this one has the usual red herrings, false leads and dead ends. Freeman is excellent as Alex Cross and heroine Judd is a study in grit and survival and is very effective in a finely nuanced role. The opening credits to the film were very effective as the music was very creepy sounding and it contained some extremely disturbing images, creating the atmosphere of tension to the film right from the beginning. The North Carolina location lensing, music score and cinematography are all very good.