**1/2 Stars
A serial killer movie needs two very important ingredients: a memorable performance by the lead and a solid script discussing his alter-ego. Kevin Costner delivers, but the movie does not.
Man of the Year Mr. Earl Brooks (Costner) he is an insatiable serial killer and has managed to keep his two sides from crossing paths. His wicked alter ego Marshall (William Hurt) wants Mr. Brooks for one last murderous urge. During the act, an amateur photographer witnesses the crime. (the script tries to make the curtains staying open a scary premise) Suddenly Brooks finds himself entangled between unlikely scenarios including being hunted by the completely underwritten detective Tracy Atwood (played by a dull Demi Moore). Brooks spends the rest of the movie trying to pass this wicked test and escape his past once and for all.
I like Costner in this movie. He explores some ranges of acting we haven't seen from him in a long time. But the movie starts from an interesting premise and falls flat into more and more preposterous scenes that lead to an ultimately unclimatic ending.
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