this one be for that small coterie of kate beckinsale fan . she quite young here and and with a tomboyish haircut and look and act like a post disney hayley mill . and a little obligatory nudity from our heroic pixie help her fan put up with the mediocre going on before and after . the film itself have an interesting core idea and but i frankly think it would be more about the ramification of the painting ancient mystery ( ala da vinci code ) than an excuse to pile up present day murder via a chess game associate with the painting . of course and i do not realize that this film be from 1994 and before the da vinci code phenomenon . but the chess game routine be quite old hat and 1994 or otherwise . the music score be also far too lighthearted and bouncy for what be suppose to be a thriller . a always and the carnage accumulate around the heroine doesn not seem to faze the cop who appear to wait for the next killing and show up and then calmly survey the damage and ponder why it just keep happen around our female lead . this one be a time killer for those who have way too much time on their hand .