In the bonus segment of the DVD of "Solace," the film's producer indicates that this project was fourteen years in the making. It is interesting to learn how much time, money, and care are involved in the production of a feature film.
"Solace" tells the story of a unique serial killer, whose specialty is taking the lives of individuals with terminal diseases. In his mind, he is doing them a favor by putting them out of their misery. But the "mercy" killings are not due to their own choice to die. Is the killer's thinking twisted, or is he doing them a service?
Anthony Hopkins leads a terrific cast with Abby Cornish, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Collin Farrell providing excellent support. Hopkins plays a retired doctor who is recruited by the FBI in the hunt for the strange serial killer. Hopkins' character is a clairvoyant with gifts of prophecy that do indeed lead the authorities to the murderer.
But there is a twist in the film in Hopkins' doctor character who may at some level believe in the moral cause of the killer, effectively played by Farrell.
It is odd that in the bonus track of the DVD, none of the film artists ever raise the moral issues that are at the heart in their film about euthanasia. To listen to the actors and director, this was primarily a film thriller with a splash of the paranormal. While the film itself never took a strong stand on the ethical considerations on euthanasia, it nonetheless allows the thoughtful viewer to consider this vital topic.
"Solace" tells the story of a unique serial killer, whose specialty is taking the lives of individuals with terminal diseases. In his mind, he is doing them a favor by putting them out of their misery. But the "mercy" killings are not due to their own choice to die. Is the killer's thinking twisted, or is he doing them a service?
Anthony Hopkins leads a terrific cast with Abby Cornish, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Collin Farrell providing excellent support. Hopkins plays a retired doctor who is recruited by the FBI in the hunt for the strange serial killer. Hopkins' character is a clairvoyant with gifts of prophecy that do indeed lead the authorities to the murderer.
But there is a twist in the film in Hopkins' doctor character who may at some level believe in the moral cause of the killer, effectively played by Farrell.
It is odd that in the bonus track of the DVD, none of the film artists ever raise the moral issues that are at the heart in their film about euthanasia. To listen to the actors and director, this was primarily a film thriller with a splash of the paranormal. While the film itself never took a strong stand on the ethical considerations on euthanasia, it nonetheless allows the thoughtful viewer to consider this vital topic.