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The script for Cold Case feels like it was entirely written by an algorithm fed nothing but energy-drink commercials.
“Even the credits needed a rewrite.”
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2003 · Crime / Drama / Mystery
Cold Case
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
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Crime / Drama / Mystery
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The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
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@SCREEN_SHADE2025-12-08 14:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during Cold Case.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2025-12-19 15:00 UTC
Cold Case confuses "subtle" with "the cast forgot to act".
@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-09 22:00 UTC
Counted the jumpscares in Cold Case. Lost count. Lost interest. Refunded the popcorn emotionally.
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r/criticalkino · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 1.4k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Cold Case actually is?
Look, I wanted to love Cold Case. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/flicks · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 0.5k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Cold Case?
Just got out of Cold Case and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/flicks · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 1.9k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Cold Case?
Rewatched Cold Case last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/boxoffice · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 0.4k points
Unpopular opinion: Cold Case is the most overrated film of the decade
Director clearly thought Cold Case was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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