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* TooDumbToLive: It becomes painfully clear over the course of the film, that Mr. Smith never stood a chance against Mr. Brooks, [[spoiler:and in fact signed his death warrant the moment he went to Brooks with the photos instead of the police]].
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* AssholeVictim: Most of the victims of Earl are either unsympathetic characters or outright [[Trope/JerkAss jerkasses]]. [[spoiler: Especially, Mr. "Smith", who is not only a voyeur, but does not also report Earl to the police after having discovered that he is the Thumbprint Killer because he wants to blackmail Earl into help him to set up a random murder, just for the thrill]].
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* AssholeVictim: Most of the victims of Earl are either unsympathetic characters or outright [[Trope/JerkAss [[JerkAss jerkasses]]. [[spoiler: Especially, Mr. "Smith", who is not only a voyeur, but does not also report Earl to the police after having discovered that he is the Thumbprint Killer because he wants to blackmail Earl into help him to set up a random murder, just for the thrill]].
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* Hypocrite: If Earl is really desperately trying to stop killing, why doesn't he take the most obvious way out and just turn himself in? Also, he is shown to enjoy killing people to the point of having an ecstatic rapture when he does it and he is clearly proud that he is so good at throwing the police off his scent. Marshall often calls him out on his BS.
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* Hypocrite: {{Hypocrite}}: If Earl is really desperately trying to stop killing, why doesn't he take the most obvious way out and just turn himself in? Also, he is shown to enjoy killing people to the point of having an ecstatic rapture when he does it and he is clearly proud that he is so good at throwing the police off his scent. Marshall often calls him out on his BS.
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* SplitPersonality: Deconstrued. Earl and Marshall are played by two different actors, so the old trope "two different minds inhabiting the same body" is not at work here. Many of the dialogues between Earl and Marshall are carried out in front of other characters, who do not hear Marshall's words, nor react with amazement at Earl talking to himself. So, it is clear that all of them actually happen in Earl's head. Finally, Earl is clearly conscious that Marshall is merely the projection of his own killer instincts and he never pretends that Marshall actually exists.
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* TheGlassesComeOff: When he's wearing his eyeglasses, he's Earl Brooks, a nice, friendly, generous businessman. When he's not wearing them, he's the very, very dangerous Thumbprint Killer.
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''Mr. Brooks'' is a coolly cerebral thriller filled with style and highly detailed substance, focusing on the skeletons we all have in our closets — and what we might do if they ever got out.
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''Mr. Brooks'' is a 2007 coolly cerebral thriller filled with style and highly detailed substance, focusing on the skeletons we all have in our closets — and what we might do if they ever got out.
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* SlashedThroat: Resulting from the ShovelStrike.
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* IfIWantedYouDead: Brooks surprises Smith in the night to tell him when and where to meet him to kill someone. Brooks states this word for word.
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* IfIWantedYouDead: Brooks surprises Smith in the night to tell him when and where to meet him to kill someone. Brooks states this word for word."If I was here to kill you, you'd already be dead".
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* LastNameBasis: "Mr. Smith"/Mr. Baffert is only referred to as such during the film. Towards the end, if you [[FreezeFrameBonus pause the DVD and look at]] [[spoiler: the newspaper in the coffee shop scene, you can see his first name is, amusingly, [[MeaningfulName Graves]].]]
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* LastNameBasis: "Mr. Smith"/Mr. Baffert is only referred to as such during the film. Towards the end, if you [[FreezeFrameBonus pause the DVD and look at]] at [[spoiler: the newspaper in the coffee shop scene, you can see his first name is, amusingly, [[MeaningfulName Graves]].]]
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* TalkingToThemself: A particularly notable example. Mr. Brooks carries on long conversations with Marshall, who represents his urges to kill.
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* TalkingToThemself: A particularly notable example. Mr. Brooks carries on long conversations with with Marshall, who represents his urges to kill.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Strangely enough considering that he's a serial killer, Mr. Brooks objects when his pregnant daughter says she may have an abortion, although he backs down she fires back that it's her decision, softening it to how a grandchild would be a great gift to her mother and him. We don't learn what she decided before the film ends.
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* TalkingToThemself: A particularly notable example. Mr. Brooks carries on long conversations with Marshall, who represents his urges to kill.
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* TalkingToThemself: A particularly notable example. Mr. Brooks carries on long conversations with with Marshall, who represents his urges to kill.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Subverted and Played straight with the ''same bit of foreshadowing'', as Earl is correct to assume his daughter is a murderer, but the scene where she murders him as well turns out to be AllJustADream]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Subverted {{Subverted}} and Played straight {{played straight}} with the ''same bit of foreshadowing'', as Earl is correct to assume his daughter is a murderer, but the scene where she murders him as well turns out to be AllJustADream]]
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* GollumMadeMeDoIt: Marshall constantly goads Mr. Brooks into committing murder again, in spite of his best efforts to stop.
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* JackTheRipoff: Mr. Brooks goes out his way and commits a very similar murder to the one [[spoiler: his daughter commits]] in order to confuse the authorities.
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* JackTheRipoff: Mr. Brooks goes out of his way and commits to commit a very similar murder to the one [[spoiler: his daughter commits]] in order to confuse the authorities.
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* TheAtoner: Brooks persistently tries.tries to stop killing, but is always pulled back.
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* SelfMadeMan: Earl Brooks founded the highly successful Brooks Boxes, without even going to college.
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* ShovelStrike: [[spoiler:After deciding that he wants to continue living after all, Brooks attacks "Smith" with a shovel, and finishes him off by [[SlashedThroat slashing his throat]] with it]].
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* AllJustADream: The ending where Brooks [[spoiler: is killed by his daughter]]
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* AssholeVictim - Several, but likely not all, of Mr. Brooks' victims.
* TheAtoner - Brooks persistently tries.
* BatmanGambit - [[spoiler:A particularly interesting one towards the end, involving "Smith"]].
* TheAtoner - Brooks persistently tries.
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* BlackComedy - Never fully, but there are inherent touches of it throughout the film, especially in the Brooks-Marshall-Smith relationship.
* CallingCard - Brooks' victims are typically left in intimate, lifelike poses and a bloody thumbprint from each of them is left on a nearby surface post-mortem, hence him being known to police and the public as the Thumbprint Killer.
* CrazyPrepared - This is how he never gets caught. He stalks his victims, researches them, walks through their house. Finds out their plans, and after he kills them, he leaves no evidence behind:
* CallingCard - Brooks' victims are typically left in intimate, lifelike poses and a bloody thumbprint from each of them is left on a nearby surface post-mortem, hence him being known to police and the public as the Thumbprint Killer.
* CrazyPrepared - This is how he never gets caught. He stalks his victims, researches them, walks through their house. Finds out their plans, and after he kills them, he leaves no evidence behind:
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* BlackComedy - BlackComedy: Never fully, but there are inherent touches of it throughout the film, especially in the Brooks-Marshall-Smith relationship.
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* JackTheRipoff - Mr. Brooks goes out his way and commits a very similar murder to the one [[spoiler: his daughter commits]] in order to confuse the authorities.
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* NonIdleRich - Tracy Atwood inherited millions, but is still devoted to her career as a hard-working homicide detective. Brooks greatly admires this.
* OutWithABang - Brooks often murders couples while they're having sex, or about to.
* MrViceGuy - Mr. Earl Brooks.
* NonIdleRich - Tracy Atwood inherited millions, but is still devoted to her career as a hard-working homicide detective. Brooks greatly admires this.
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* SequelHook - The film has them. Also, Costner and the makers talk in the DVD features about the possibility of a "Brooks trilogy".
* SympatheticMurderer - Earl Brooks, heartbreakingly so.
* TalkingToThemself - A particularly notable example.
* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil - Basically the concept of the film.
* TragicVillain - Brooks vehemently tries to overcome his addiction to murder, with occasional periods of success.
* SerialKillerKiller - Subverted in a number of ways.
* SequelHook - The film has them. Also, Costner and the makers talk in the DVD features about the possibility of a "Brooks trilogy".
* SympatheticMurderer - Earl Brooks, heartbreakingly so.
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* PlayingAgainstType - Dane Cook, stand-up comedian and comic actor, as the bitter douchebag "Smith", although he made sure to incorporate some of his signature brand of obnoxiousness.
** Also in the case of Danielle Panabaker, an actress mostly known for Disney movies playing a murder suspect.
** To say nothing of ''[[Creator/KevinCostner Kevin "Field Of Dreams" Costner]]'' playing a serial killer!
** Also in the case of Danielle Panabaker, an actress mostly known for Disney movies playing a murder suspect.
** To say nothing of ''[[Creator/KevinCostner Kevin "Field Of Dreams" Costner]]'' playing a serial killer!
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* JackTheRipoff - Mr. Brooks goes out his way and commits a very similar murder to the one [[spoiler: his daughter commits]] in order to confuse the authorities.
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** Some would say that Cook playing a pathetic individual such as "Smith" requires little acting for him....
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* AllJustADream: The ending where Brooks [[spoiler: is killed by his daughter]]
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Brooks is still quite a good man in many ways, and does his best to resist his lethal urges, frequently while being spurred on by "Marshall" (Creator/WilliamHurt), the psychological manifestation of Brooks' dark side whom only he can see. He manages to maintain this life relatively stably for many years until one day, after a relapse that leaves two people dead, Brooks is approached by an obnoxious, abrasive younger man going by "Mr. Smith" (DaneCook).(Creator/DaneCook). "Smith" happened to witness Brooks committing the double-murder, photographed it, knows he's the "Thumbprint Killer", and wants to blackmail him. However, not for money. "Smith" got a huge rush out of seeing Brooks' actions.... and wants to be taken along for the ride next time.
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-->''"The hunger has returned to Mr. Brooks' brain. It never really left."''
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Earl Brooks (KevinCostner) is a popular, humble, successful man with a beautiful wife and daughter, a thriving private company and a highly respected record of philanthropy, for which he was recently named the Portland Chamber Of Commerce' "Man of the Year".
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Earl Brooks (KevinCostner) (Creator/KevinCostner) is a popular, humble, successful man with a beautiful wife and daughter, a thriving private company and a highly respected record of philanthropy, for which he was recently named the Portland Chamber Of Commerce' "Man of the Year".
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Brooks is still quite a good man in many ways, and does his best to resist his lethal urges, frequently while being spurred on by "Marshall" (WilliamHurt), the psychological manifestation of Brooks' dark side whom only he can see. He manages to maintain this life relatively stably for many years until one day, after a relapse that leaves two people dead, Brooks is approached by an obnoxious, abrasive younger man going by "Mr. Smith" (DaneCook). "Smith" happened to witness Brooks committing the double-murder, photographed it, knows he's the "Thumbprint Killer", and wants to blackmail him. However, not for money. "Smith" got a huge rush out of seeing Brooks' actions.... and wants to be taken along for the ride next time.
An extremely determined detective (DemiMoore) who has been attempting to solve Brooks' murders for years seems to be getting closer, while going through a messy divorce and tracking another serial killer she previously caught, "the Hangman", who has now escaped. Brooks' family life is also getting more complicated as his daughter has just dropped out of college and moved back home, bringing an unexpected set of new problems with her.
An extremely determined detective (DemiMoore) who has been attempting to solve Brooks' murders for years seems to be getting closer, while going through a messy divorce and tracking another serial killer she previously caught, "the Hangman", who has now escaped. Brooks' family life is also getting more complicated as his daughter has just dropped out of college and moved back home, bringing an unexpected set of new problems with her.
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Brooks is still quite a good man in many ways, and does his best to resist his lethal urges, frequently while being spurred on by "Marshall" (WilliamHurt), (Creator/WilliamHurt), the psychological manifestation of Brooks' dark side whom only he can see. He manages to maintain this life relatively stably for many years until one day, after a relapse that leaves two people dead, Brooks is approached by an obnoxious, abrasive younger man going by "Mr. Smith" (DaneCook). "Smith" happened to witness Brooks committing the double-murder, photographed it, knows he's the "Thumbprint Killer", and wants to blackmail him. However, not for money. "Smith" got a huge rush out of seeing Brooks' actions.... and wants to be taken along for the ride next time.
An extremely determined detective(DemiMoore) (Creator/DemiMoore) who has been attempting to solve Brooks' murders for years seems to be getting closer, while going through a messy divorce and tracking another serial killer she previously caught, "the Hangman", who has now escaped. Brooks' family life is also getting more complicated as his daughter has just dropped out of college and moved back home, bringing an unexpected set of new problems with her.
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[[caption-width:337:"I don't enjoy killing, Mr. Smith. I do it because I'm ''addicted'' to it. "]]
-->''"The hunger has returned to Mr. Brooks' brain. It never really left."''
Earl Brooks (KevinCostner) is a popular, humble, successful man with a beautiful wife and daughter, a thriving private company and a highly respected record of philanthropy, for which he was recently named the Portland Chamber Of Commerce' "Man of the Year".
He's also one of the most prolific serial killers in American history and no one has ever come close to suspecting him of it.
Brooks is still quite a good man in many ways, and does his best to resist his lethal urges, frequently while being spurred on by "Marshall" (WilliamHurt), the psychological manifestation of Brooks' dark side whom only he can see. He manages to maintain this life relatively stably for many years until one day, after a relapse that leaves two people dead, Brooks is approached by an obnoxious, abrasive younger man going by "Mr. Smith" (DaneCook). "Smith" happened to witness Brooks committing the double-murder, photographed it, knows he's the "Thumbprint Killer", and wants to blackmail him. However, not for money. "Smith" got a huge rush out of seeing Brooks' actions.... and wants to be taken along for the ride next time.
This is only the tip of the iceberg, as an extremely determined detective (DemiMoore) who has been attempting to solve Brooks' murders for years seems to be getting closer, while going through a messy divorce and tracking another serial killer she previously caught, "the Hangman", who has now escaped. Brooks' family life is also getting more complicated as his daughter has just dropped out of college and moved back home, bringing an unexpected set of new problems with her.
''Mr. Brooks'' is a coolly cerebral thriller filled with style and highly detailed substance, focusing on the skeletons we all have in our closets — and what we might do if they ever got out.
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!!This film provide examples of:
* AssholeVictim - Several, but likely not all, of Mr. Brooks' victims.
* TheAtoner - Brooks persistently tries.
* BatmanGambit - [[spoiler:A particularly interesting one towards the end, involving "Smith"]].
* BigFancyHouse
* BlackComedy - Never fully, but there are inherent touches of it throughout the film, especially in the Brooks-Marshall-Smith relationship.
* CallingCard - Brooks' victims are typically left in intimate, lifelike poses and a bloody thumbprint from each of them is left on a nearby surface post-mortem, hence him being known to police and the public as the Thumbprint Killer.
* CrazyPrepared - This is how he never gets caught. He stalks his victims, researches them, walks through their house. Finds out their plans, and after he kills them, he leaves no evidence behind:
-->Det. Atwood: "He vacuumed the house, and took the bag."
-->Det. Snyder: "What if he killed somebody that didn't have a vacuum cleaner?"
-->Det. Atwood: "He wouldn't do that."
* CriminalMindGames
* DeadpanSnarker - Marshall, Brooks' id.
* DoubleConsciousness
* EvilTastesGood: "The hunger"
* FlawExploitation - And "Smith" has so many flaws indeed....
* FreezeFrameBonus: Wanna know Mr. Baffert's first name? Pause the DVD and look closely at [[spoiler: the newspaper blurb about him in the diner scene towards the end]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Subverted and Played straight with the ''same bit of foreshadowing'', as Earl is correct to assume his daughter is a murderer, but the scene where she murders him as well turns out to be AllJustADream]]
* GollumMadeMeDoIt
* HollywoodSilencer - Averted. Brooks distinctive handgun sounds quite realistic.
* IfIWantedYouDead
* ImaginaryFriend - Marshall.
* InTheBlood: [[spoiler: Earl's daughter turns out to have the same urge to kill as he does.]] She's just not nearly as good at it.
* KubrickStare: When Brooks puts his BatmanGambit into motion.
* LastNameBasis: "Mr. Smith"/Mr. Baffert is only referred to as such during the film. Towards the end, if you [[FreezeFrameBonus pause the DVD and look at]] [[spoiler: the newspaper in the coffee shop scene, you can see his first name is, amusingly, [[MeaningfulName Graves]].]]
* LivingLieDetector: Brooks, often manifesting through Marshall.
* MrSmith - Played straight with Baffert, alias "Mr. Smith".
* MrViceGuy - Mr. Earl Brooks.
* NonIdleRich - Tracy Atwood inherited millions, but is still devoted to her career as a hard-working homicide detective. Brooks greatly admires this.
** All of the main characters essentially qualify.
* OutWithABang - Brooks often murders couples while they're having sex, or about to.
* ThePerfectCrime
* PlayingAgainstType - Dane Cook, stand-up comedian and comic actor, as the bitter douchebag "Smith", although he made sure to incorporate some of his signature brand of obnoxiousness.
** Some would say that Cook playing a pathetic individual such as "Smith" requires little acting for him....
** Also in the case of Danielle Panabaker, an actress mostly known for Disney movies playing a murder suspect.
** To say nothing of ''[[KevinCostner Kevin "Field Of Dreams" Costner]]'' playing a serial killer!
* PsychoticSmirk
* SeenItAll - It becomes increasingly obvious in how he behaves around "Smith" that Brooks has seen an awful lot.
* SelfMadeMan - Earl Brooks founded the highly successful Brooks Boxes, without even going to college.
** "Smith" also has money and a promising career.
* SerialKiller - Several.
* SerialKillerKiller - Subverted in a number of ways.
* SequelHook - The film has them. Also, Costner and the makers talk in the DVD features about the possibility of a "Brooks trilogy".
* SympatheticMurderer - Earl Brooks, heartbreakingly so.
* TalkingToThemself - A particularly notable example.
* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil - Basically the concept of the film.
* TragicVillain - Brooks vehemently tries to overcome his addiction to murder, with occasional periods of success.
* TropaholicsAnonymous
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee
* VillainProtagonist - Brooks, with traces of AntiVillain.
* VillainsOutShopping
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[[caption-width:337:"I don't enjoy killing, Mr. Smith. I do it because I'm ''addicted'' to it. "]]
-->''"The hunger has returned to Mr. Brooks' brain. It never really left."''
Earl Brooks (KevinCostner) is a popular, humble, successful man with a beautiful wife and daughter, a thriving private company and a highly respected record of philanthropy, for which he was recently named the Portland Chamber Of Commerce' "Man of the Year".
He's also one of the most prolific serial killers in American history and no one has ever come close to suspecting him of it.
Brooks is still quite a good man in many ways, and does his best to resist his lethal urges, frequently while being spurred on by "Marshall" (WilliamHurt), the psychological manifestation of Brooks' dark side whom only he can see. He manages to maintain this life relatively stably for many years until one day, after a relapse that leaves two people dead, Brooks is approached by an obnoxious, abrasive younger man going by "Mr. Smith" (DaneCook). "Smith" happened to witness Brooks committing the double-murder, photographed it, knows he's the "Thumbprint Killer", and wants to blackmail him. However, not for money. "Smith" got a huge rush out of seeing Brooks' actions.... and wants to be taken along for the ride next time.
This is only the tip of the iceberg, as an extremely determined detective (DemiMoore) who has been attempting to solve Brooks' murders for years seems to be getting closer, while going through a messy divorce and tracking another serial killer she previously caught, "the Hangman", who has now escaped. Brooks' family life is also getting more complicated as his daughter has just dropped out of college and moved back home, bringing an unexpected set of new problems with her.
''Mr. Brooks'' is a coolly cerebral thriller filled with style and highly detailed substance, focusing on the skeletons we all have in our closets — and what we might do if they ever got out.
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!!This film provide examples of:
* AssholeVictim - Several, but likely not all, of Mr. Brooks' victims.
* TheAtoner - Brooks persistently tries.
* BatmanGambit - [[spoiler:A particularly interesting one towards the end, involving "Smith"]].
* BigFancyHouse
* BlackComedy - Never fully, but there are inherent touches of it throughout the film, especially in the Brooks-Marshall-Smith relationship.
* CallingCard - Brooks' victims are typically left in intimate, lifelike poses and a bloody thumbprint from each of them is left on a nearby surface post-mortem, hence him being known to police and the public as the Thumbprint Killer.
* CrazyPrepared - This is how he never gets caught. He stalks his victims, researches them, walks through their house. Finds out their plans, and after he kills them, he leaves no evidence behind:
-->Det. Atwood: "He vacuumed the house, and took the bag."
-->Det. Snyder: "What if he killed somebody that didn't have a vacuum cleaner?"
-->Det. Atwood: "He wouldn't do that."
* CriminalMindGames
* DeadpanSnarker - Marshall, Brooks' id.
* DoubleConsciousness
* EvilTastesGood: "The hunger"
* FlawExploitation - And "Smith" has so many flaws indeed....
* FreezeFrameBonus: Wanna know Mr. Baffert's first name? Pause the DVD and look closely at [[spoiler: the newspaper blurb about him in the diner scene towards the end]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Subverted and Played straight with the ''same bit of foreshadowing'', as Earl is correct to assume his daughter is a murderer, but the scene where she murders him as well turns out to be AllJustADream]]
* GollumMadeMeDoIt
* HollywoodSilencer - Averted. Brooks distinctive handgun sounds quite realistic.
* IfIWantedYouDead
* ImaginaryFriend - Marshall.
* InTheBlood: [[spoiler: Earl's daughter turns out to have the same urge to kill as he does.]] She's just not nearly as good at it.
* KubrickStare: When Brooks puts his BatmanGambit into motion.
* LastNameBasis: "Mr. Smith"/Mr. Baffert is only referred to as such during the film. Towards the end, if you [[FreezeFrameBonus pause the DVD and look at]] [[spoiler: the newspaper in the coffee shop scene, you can see his first name is, amusingly, [[MeaningfulName Graves]].]]
* LivingLieDetector: Brooks, often manifesting through Marshall.
* MrSmith - Played straight with Baffert, alias "Mr. Smith".
* MrViceGuy - Mr. Earl Brooks.
* NonIdleRich - Tracy Atwood inherited millions, but is still devoted to her career as a hard-working homicide detective. Brooks greatly admires this.
** All of the main characters essentially qualify.
* OutWithABang - Brooks often murders couples while they're having sex, or about to.
* ThePerfectCrime
* PlayingAgainstType - Dane Cook, stand-up comedian and comic actor, as the bitter douchebag "Smith", although he made sure to incorporate some of his signature brand of obnoxiousness.
** Some would say that Cook playing a pathetic individual such as "Smith" requires little acting for him....
** Also in the case of Danielle Panabaker, an actress mostly known for Disney movies playing a murder suspect.
** To say nothing of ''[[KevinCostner Kevin "Field Of Dreams" Costner]]'' playing a serial killer!
* PsychoticSmirk
* SeenItAll - It becomes increasingly obvious in how he behaves around "Smith" that Brooks has seen an awful lot.
* SelfMadeMan - Earl Brooks founded the highly successful Brooks Boxes, without even going to college.
** "Smith" also has money and a promising career.
* SerialKiller - Several.
* SerialKillerKiller - Subverted in a number of ways.
* SequelHook - The film has them. Also, Costner and the makers talk in the DVD features about the possibility of a "Brooks trilogy".
* SympatheticMurderer - Earl Brooks, heartbreakingly so.
* TalkingToThemself - A particularly notable example.
* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil - Basically the concept of the film.
* TragicVillain - Brooks vehemently tries to overcome his addiction to murder, with occasional periods of success.
* TropaholicsAnonymous
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee
* VillainProtagonist - Brooks, with traces of AntiVillain.
* VillainsOutShopping
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