Murder by Numbers (2002)

I think that if this movie would have just focused a bit more, it could've been pretty darn good. As it stands, however, the story was split between Sandra Bullock -- flinty cop who's breaking in another in a long line of partners (she's FLINTY, see?). She also lives on a houseboat (she can shove off any time, get it?) and has an abusive past (she's GOT to make sure other victims get justice, you know?).

Sigh.

The other, better, part of the film follows the two high school kids at the center of Bullock's investigation into how a dead body in the woods came to be dead. The guys are played by Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt -- two amazing actors, even at this younger age. Give this part at B+ and the bundle of cliches that is the Bullock portion a D+ and we'll average that out for a

C+