Excellent, Without a doubt!!

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

I saw this movie on the BBC once, a while back. This is a translation of my original review in Dutch, but with one adjustment: I mentioned that Eddie Redmayne was an actor to look out for, but by now, well, you know. Here's the rest of it;The ending wasn't unclear to me, contrary to some reviews I've read (elsewhere, not on IMDb), and so, this, to me, is the sort of 'thriller with a twist' like 'Primal fear'. The problem is that the director thought he could fool me, yet he drops a couple of hints that are just too obvious...Then, a long disquisition follows, which, admittedly, drew me into a doubtful corner here and there, but in the end... That whole story about Nigel (and the knights templar, for instance) becomes irrelevant at the drop of a hat and Alex turns out to be that cold blooded serial killer, on the lookout for a next victim.Not a bad film at all, really, with some fine acting and it is at times cinematically very pleasing, but I had expected a little more, especially on the deeper level.A good 6 out of 10 seems in order.

***SPOILERS*** What looks like an Australian version of the notorious 1924 Loab & Leopold case the film "Like Minds" has non conformist prep religious school student Alex Forbes, Eddie Redmayne, get matched up as roommates with this freaked out and blood obsessed weirdo Nigel Colbie, Tom Sturridge, who he's now,at the start of the movie,accused of murdering.Being interviewed by top police psychiatrist Sally Rowe, Toni Collette, Alex staunchly maintains his innocence and claims that it was the dead Nigel's fault in that he desperately wanted it,to get murdered in life, so he can have eternal life after death! I told you the guy was weird! At first Sally feels that Alex is just pulling her leg but as he brings out the relationship he had with Nigel she starts to have second thoughts. It turns out that Nigel was as nutty as a Mediterranean fruit fly and that nuttiness stemmed with his obsession with the 12th Century Knights Temple's that he claims that both he and Alex are direct descendants of!Alex who at first tried to distance himself for Nigel, who for some strange reason called him Jack throughout the movie, slowly gravities towards him and his crazy ideas about the two being some kind of blood brothers who have a secret and holy mission to fulfill in life! Revive the ancient order of the Knight Templers by among other things offering up human sacrifices to them every now and then when the time is right! This murderous as well as idiotic idea on Nigel's part takes root when after getting the two together Nigel murders Susan Mueller, Kate Maberly, and frames her boyfriend Alex for it! Now in a real pickle Alex is forced to do Nigel's bidding in that he's got something, Susan's murder,over his head. Meanwhile later in the movie Nigel is caught in bed with his mom Helen Colbie,Cathryn Bradshaw, by his both shocked and outraged dad John Colbie,David Threfall,and in all the confusion the two, mom & Dad, end up dead both blasted by the family shotgun with poor Nigel at age 17 left orphaned!***SPOILERS*** The conclusion to this sad and crazy story has Nigel get himself shot by his good and reluctant friend Alex on the railroad tracks outside the prep school that the two attended! By now with no real evidence against him murdering Nigel Alex is set free and to do as he pleases. Which turns out to continue the dead Nigel's insane and evil plan to consummate his mock marriage with the late Susam Muller who's been dead & buried for over a year! In the end Nigel got his wish in getting the by now totally deranged Alex to see things his way even if he's not around to see them himself!

" Murderous Intent" is, at least to this viewer, confusing and frustrating movie. The uneasy mix of thriller and horror, lacks the necessary ingredients of both to fully belong to either camp. The atmosphere of the whole set-up seems forced and contrived, like a staged version of the unfinished play.The characters are wavering, being neither here nor there, and, as it seems,false feeling of promise abandons us completely by the end of this movie. One of the most exciting actresses of today, Toni Collette has almost nothing to do in this film. She seems as incapable to figure out what is going on in this story as most of the viewers.

The plot and story of LIKE MINDDS (DVD title MURDEROUS INTENT). has been done in various guises over the years. We have here 2 very different Teen aged lads,who first are roommates at a very exclusive school in South Australia whose Headmaster is one of the boys father. They have a love-hate relationship, & one lad falls under the power of the other.Some of you may be thinking of the 2 lads Loeb-Leopold (Compulsion).Do not fret, Alex & Nigel (our 2 lads) are in no way like those 2.OH yes, there are deaths,& the lads are involved. This is what the film is about who did what to whom & why. By the end of the film we find out all we really need to know, some of which we already figured out,BUT there are surprises aplenty.The Film was directed & written by Gregory Reed & this is his first major film effort, He does quite well.The 2 lads are by newcomers as well EDDIE REDMAYNE and TOM STURRIDGE, hopefully we will see these 2 lads many times over the years. They both are young and have a long acting career ahead for both.With all the various turmoil they faced in the film, the both were quite natural & believable.The only familiar face in the film is TONI COLLETTE as the psychologist who is helping to solve one of the deaths that one of the lads has been charged with committing.It goes without saying she is great as usual./Yes, I am being evasive in not revealing too much, because I do want you all to see this film.Since the movie was made in both Australia and the UK, and had a relatively unknown cast, it had next to no release in the USA (apart from some festival screenings).Another example of not releasing good dramas like this to USA multiplexes & let them build up an audience. This is how they used to release films of this sort.Now-a-days they only want to make certain types of movies that cost a fortune & wind up losing money.LIKE MINDS could of and should of been a moneymaker.IT IS THAT GOOD A MOVIE.The DVD also has a few very interesting extras on the making of this film.Ratings: ***1/2 (out of 4) 94 points(out of 100) IMDb 9 (out of 10)