The River Murders

The River Murders is a 2011 American psychological crime thriller film directed by Rich Cowan and starring Ray Liotta, Ving Rhames, and Christian Slater.

The River Murders
Directed by	Rich Cowan
Written by	Steve Anderson
Produced by	Rich Cowan Daniel Toll Steve Anderson Sarah Ann Schultz Tay Voye
Starring	Ray Liotta Ving Rhames Gisele Fraga Melora Walters Christian Slater C.R. Clatworthy
Cinematography	Dan Heigh
Edited by	Jason A. Payne
Music by	Pinar Toprak
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release date	July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Detective Jack Verdon is investigating a series of brutal murders when he realizes that each victim is a woman with whom he has slept or had a relationship with in the past. Verdon is taken off the case by FBI Agent Vukovitch and suspended by his Captain. Verdon is forced to work outside the law and confront his past to catch the killer, who has been extracting details of Verdon's other lovers – and subsequent victims – from each victim.

The killer is revealed to be John, the son Jack never knew was born from his first girlfriend, Rebecca. When she discovered she was pregnant Jack convinced her to have an abortion. However, she never did. John kidnaps Jack's wife, but cannot bring himself to take her life when he discovers that she is pregnant. He convinces Jack that he did kill her, causing Jack to kill him.

Cast

• Ray Liotta as Jack Verdon
• Ving Rhames as Captain Art Langley
• Michael Rodrick as John Lee
• Gisele Fraga as Ana Verdon
• Christian Slater as FBI Agent Vuckovitch
• Sarah Ann Schultz as Jenny Tate
• Raymond J. Barry as Trent Verdon
• Melora Walters as FBI Agent Glover
• Cindy Dolenc as Annie Locke
• Michelle Krusiec as Sung Li
• C.R. Clatworthy as Thomas Lincoln
• Vanessa Toll as Ellie Nelson

Production

Filming took place in the fall of 2010 in Spokane, Washington.^[1]

Release

The River Murders premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and had a limited release in September 2011.^[1] Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released it on DVD on September 20, 2011.^[2]

Reception

Paul Bradshaw of Total Film rated it 2/5 stars and called it a low point for the careers of the stars.^[3] Rohit Rao of DVD Talk rated it 1.5/5 stars and called it a "drab and generic serial killer thriller".^[4] Paul Pritchard of DVD Verdict wrote, "As a TV movie, The River Murders would be passable, but expecting people to spend money on it is asking too much."^[5]