What makes it different from others?

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Kept me guessing until the end i liked the smart tone and dark atmosphere and the setting on an island with nobody on it. The acting is believable and was cast really well a lot of good shots and very little music it has low rating but i don't know why i never heard of it before saw it 2018 but i would recommend to slasher fans and crime fans alike.If you have two hours spare and like slashers/crime stories give it a go 7/10 Underrated.

This movie is the most fun I've ever had watching a thriller. I had the pleasure of seeing it in its 35MM glory back in 2005 when it finally saw it's US release. It is absolute gold. Every thing is enjoyable, from the ridiculous dialogue and plot to the sometimes outrageous performances. LL Cool J deserved an Oscar for this.

I think what I love about the film is that it looks as if the killer himself (herself?) made the movie. The mystery murderer who bumps off FBI Profiler hopefuls during training on a remote island is a precision expert, obsessed with time, meticulous preparation, and love of detail. The film, too, has spectacular visual polish--it's just a great-looking film, everything with this sinister, pristine quality that gives the viewer a fair chance to notice everything and solve the mystery.One by one the trainees start dying, even though it's supposed to be a harmless test of young new recruits who all wanna join the FBI, figure out the sick minds of serial killers, and put them away based only on whatever gory evidence they leave, or don't leave, behind. So unless someone is hiding on the island, the killer is amongst the bunch; the killer is Profiling the Profilers and slaying them one by one. There are clues, fake clues, convoluted messages, arrogant predictions of when the next death will occur (and darned if the impending victims can't manage to get off the clock...another one bites the dust), and no matter how clever the countermeasures, the bodies stack up as suspicion turns to panic turns to failure at keeping the crowd from thinning out.In fact, the deaths are quite gory. Not ultra-super gory, but definitely yuckville. The director has since gone on to express regret at the gore factor shown in his film--yet I can't help feeling that this film needs some gruesome deaths to make a memorable serial killer. This is some sick and twisted individual, and some pretty outrageous murder tactics help make the film an effective horror piece, not just a whodunit. Even if some armchair Sherlocks get within range of the right answer when it comes to the WHO of it all, the sheer demonic fun of getting there--those ghastly but memorable death scenes--makes up for any transparency in the solution. And with this kind of bloody, horrific style, we REALLY want to meet our killer!And anyway, I didn't figure it out. The movie does draw on some trickery that has already been utilized in at least one earlier, classic "one by one they die" murder mystery, and I still missed the big fake-out! The pace is so fast, the shocks so deliciously vile (you would tone this down, dear director? No!!!), that I saw only what the film wanted me to see, at a crucial moment, not what was right there in front of me.The performances go a long way in keeping this admittedly absurd scenario as believable as possible. In particular, I really loved LL Cool J, Kathryn Morris, and Jonny Lee Miller in this. Apparently, the soundtrack was a last-minute affair, relatively speaking, when original attempts didn't sound right in the director's opinion--and the music chosen is just perfect for the film.If you want a gory whodunit, get your nerve up and take a look.

I'm much more a Horror fan than a Thriller fan, and Mindhubters was more of a Thriller, but definitely my kind of thriller. Think "Saw" meets "The Bone Collector" with a slight "Along Came the Spider" touch in the end.In general, Mindhunters is just another serial killer film, and yet it's so much more. Firstly, if you've ever taken part in a LARP (live action role play), you'd have to appreciate the set-up of the real time simulation on the island. The suddenly - s*it got real! Secondly, this time the victims weren't a bunch of teens of vacation, and the desolate location wasn't a distant foreign country or a summer cabin in the mountains. This time the victims were FBI agents specializing in profiling, and the location was a remote island use for military and police training. So the killer had to be way smarter than in regular serial killer films. Excellent work by screenwriters Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin!The cast of actors featured some nice long-forgotten surprises, like Christian Slater (bringing all his Interview With a Vampire" charisma) and Val Kilmer (who was excellent as the megalomaniac half-deranged agent in charge of the Profiler training program). Also, Kathryn Morris did a superb job playing the "damsel in distress" of the group, and LL Cool J used all his beloved "gangsta" attitude as the surprise addition to the expedition.The story is clever and compelling, and keeps the audience on edge till the last second. The last 20 minutes are filled with twists, just the way I like it! Imperfect twists, mind you, but clever and well done nonetheless.All in all, an excellent thriller, with a small touch of horror. One of the better thrillers I've seen. Definitely worthwhile and recommended!