Kevin Costner is the rational, intelligent, dominant one. Brooks handles the split personality by having two actors play facets of Earl's personality. Meanwhile, police detective Tracy Atwood (Demi Moore), who has long investigated the Thumbprint Killer, suspects her previously infallible quarry may have slipped up. The window drapes of his victims' apartment are open when he commits the murder, and a voyeur (Dane Cook ) photographs him in the act. This time, however, Earl makes an uncharacteristic mistake. So, after dropping his wife (Marg Helgenberger) home after the Man of the Year banquet, he goes out for a little extracurricular fun. Earl hasn't killed in two years, but the hunger, represented by his demonic alter-ego, Marshall (William Hurt), has become too strong to resist. Unbeknownst to everyone, he's also the mysterious 'Thumbprint Killer,' a serial murderer who has been active on-and-off for a long time. This is one of the best movies of the year! There are so many good actors in it!Įarl Brooks (Kevin Costner) has been voted Portland's Man of the Year. I cant believe that there wasn't more hype about this movie.
