have be pleasantly surprise by sandra bullock performance in miss congeniality and i decide to give murder by number a shot . while decent in plucky and self efface role and ms. bullock performance in serious role ( see hope float and speed 2 and 28 day ) leave much to be desire . her character be at the same time omniscient and confused and and sexually maladjusted ( the sub plot of sandra past come across a needless filler that do little to develop her already shallow character ) . the two teenage boy give decent performance and although their forensics expertise and catch me if can attitude be belie by stupid error that scream we do it . chris penn a the all too obvious suspect be waste here and as be ben chaplin token partner or love interest character . spoiler ahead mediocre act aside and the big flaw can be trace to a tv of the week plot that never have you totally buy into the murder motif in the first place and and as mention and the stupid error ( vomit up a rare food on the murder scene and an all too convenient and framing of the school janitor and the two boy hang out together in public and a convenient love interest to cause friction and etc . etc ) cause the view to go from be intrigue to be bore and disappoint by the murderer . the end be strictly by the number and be probably the most disappointing aspect of the movie . use the now cliched tactic of almost show the climactic scene at the beginning of the film and and then fill the audience in how we arrive at that moment and the final scene surprise no one and lack any of the so called intelligence the film purport to arrive at it conclusion . a somewhat promising concept and but poorly execute and weak in nearly every way . out of .