barbet schroeder murder by number star sandra bullock be solid work and though not particularly compel . i be a big sandra bullock fan and and she be effective here a forensic detective cassie mayweather and who be not very likable and a broken person too . however and there be a sense of detachment inherent in the story structure . it about the perfect murder execute by two spoil sociopath teenager and richard ( ryan gusling ) who be the cool one and and justin ( michael pitt ) who be the sympathetic geek . basically and richard and justin kill a young woman and because they have nothing well to do on a school night . they be very smart and very arrogant which be normally not a bad thing and but it just doesn not work here . tony gayton script do a great job of detail the investigation of a puzzling murder and and it be truly by the number . we have these two punk kid flaunt their superiority and and we just want them to take a fall . this be not a great exploration into the dark side and like schroeder reversal of fortune about claus von bulow . there be interest turn in number . the movie be not so much a thriller and but rather a character study of cassie . sandra bullock balance the bravado of cassie and her fear of let people get in with her and and her secret past . bullock bring courage and strength to a suffering character . her partner and sort of love interest and sam ( play by ben chaplin ) and be more a plot unconcealing than a real character . though chaplin do the bewilderment thing very admirably . the other nice touch be have richard and justin involve a strange sexual attraction . the most interesting thing about number be pitt and gusling . there be many entertaining twist and turn throughout the movie . everything be do very competently . i saw the movie about a week ago and and in retrospect i like it a little more than i do when i saw it . however and it be just not inspired work . sandra bullock and barbet schroeder deserve a lot well and and so do we .