One of the best films i have seen

Expected more

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

A girl in high school starts hearing voices and is committed... Until a mysterious government recruiter finds her and teaches her that the voices are other people's thoughts and trains her to control and focus her gifts, for the greater good.The good: The acting is very good across the board, including Rawat as the girl suffering from her gifts, and Flanigan as her NSA partner who's life was controlled until now by picture-perfect memory and logic. The way people's random thoughts bubble up or are provoked and used for missions is good and fun, and the creative use of her telepathic abilities is nicely done as well.The movie seems surprisingly good, until you actually think about it. The writing flaws (spoilers): They figured she was a schizo because she hears voices but she never realized she was hearing real thoughts from the people around her? How does that work? How can you not tell the difference between thoughts from the people you are interacting with in front of you, and random voices? Eight years in a mental hospital and she never developed any control techniques beyond reading a book? Constant noise in her head and her brain didn't develop any filters? And suddenly the recruiting guy says 'focus' and it all goes away in a second? And now that she is with him, she picks up on new tricks with full control within seconds? The terrorist plan doesn't make any sense if you think about it. The decoy is way too elaborate, their plan depends on the agency finding out about the decoy, and yet the agency never even knew about the decoy without her abilities. And why did they try to kill the agents if they were following the decoy plan as planned? And why was the guy in prison thinking about going to his ultrasound weapon if it was a decoy to begin with? And why would the Ukrainian woman reveal to her that she knows nothing to clue her in that it was a decoy? And so on...How did they know he would be released just in time to get the gun from the water fountain and also walk him by the fountain to begin with? Why would she risk the young neighbour's life? Couldn't she make up a simpler lie like: 'They gave me the information at the office'? And why did the Ukrainian stop and walk back without killing the neighbour?In addition, the movie feels like a TV pilot whether they intended it as one or not. She suddenly turns from a sweet normal girl into a way-too-full-of-herself girl-hero at the end which promises more heroics to come.

I bought this film from AmazonUK as it was on special offer (plus it had Joe Flanigan in it) and I must say I'm very glad I did.The plot is an interesting one which is great but it is the high quality of the acting that made me enjoy the film so much. All of the cast were excellent, in particular the two actors playing the main characters of Freya (Navi Rawat) and Brendan (Joe Flanigan). When I bought the film I was a bit worried that there would be dodgy TV-movie quality performances but they were anything but.Joe played a friendly, normal-if-a-bit-dippy NSA agent who thankfully isn't one of the annoying superhero types normally found in these kinds of films and Navi convincingly played a young woman struggling to deal with an unusual gift and a tumultuous few days.I also think the film is beautifully shot and the locations are lovely.My only criticisms are that at times the films feels like a pilot for a telly series - it would actually have been a good choice for a telly series but I'm glad that Joe went on to star in Stargate: Atlantis :) My other criticism is the stereotypical portrayal of nasty Russian agents with the daft accents etc.I recommend watching this film, it won't be a waste of your time.

I accidentally stumbled across this movie on television after never having heard of it and enjoyed it so much that I went and bought the DVD and have seen it four times already. It's a surprisingly excellent film (far better than most of the big blockbusters movies) and almost everything works. Navi Ravat? as the tormented heroine and Joe Flanigan as the unwitting, but, loyal and funny partner were excellent in their roles and had so much chemistry.The story lines were intriguing and exciting and my only complaint is that I would have loved to see the story lines developed more and more of Brendan and Freya. It would have worked wonders as a series, mini series or a couple of sequels

In 1994, in her high school prom, Freya McAllister (Navi Rawat) starts to hear voices in her head, is declared schizophrenic and sent to a mental institution. She is treated by Dr. Michael Welles (Peter Horton), who is sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA), and along the treatment, he tells her that she in not crazy, but indeed she has powerful telepathic skills, being unique in the world. Nine years later, she is assigned by NSA to work with agent Brendan Dean (Joe Flanigan) in New York, chasing together the dangerous terrorist Cazal, whose identity is unknown by the secret service.What a great surprise this excellent movie was for me! Yesterday, when I decided to watch "Thoughtcrimes", I was expecting a common movie just for killing time. However, the intriguing story hooked my attention until its very end. The beginning of the film is a sort of "Nikita" or "Firestarter", but the story works very well. Navi Rawat and Joe Flanigan show excellent chemistry, the characters are very well developed, the screenplay has no flaws and certainly is an attractive entertainment for fans of action movies. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Crimes Premeditados" ("Premeditated Crimes")