I'm not a Kevin Costner fan. I can tolerate him in a movie, but there's never been one that I have sat down and watched and thought "WOW! I loved him in that film!" ... That is until I watched Mr Brooks. This is quite possibly Kevin Costner's best role to date in my opinion. He plays Earl Brooks, a family man with a dark secret that threatens to consume his life completely. The side of Earl that his family see is the devoted husband, caring father and successful businessman who always says the right thing at the right time and never puts a foot wrong.

What his family fail to realise however is that Mr Brooks has a dark, murderous alter ego with an overwhelming addiction to killing that is taking over his life. Desperate to quit what he calls his "addiction" he attends regular addict's anonymous meetings to keep his inner demons at bay but when he finds himself subject to bribery by a man all too eager to become his next protégé (Dane Cook) Mr Brook's secret looks set to be exposed. The additional interest taken in the case by Detective Atwood (Demi Moore) as she searches for him as ‘The Thumbprint Killer' only adds fuel to the fire as a twisted and disturbing game of cat and mouse ensues. This movie is incredible. If you get chance to see it you simply must!

For all of you who groaned when you heard that Kevin Costner was playing the lead role, trust me I was right there with you when I first heard about this film but after about the first 15 minutes you'll be so engrossed you will forget all about that entirely. It's great to see Costner in a genuinely challenging and wonderfully different role than anything we have ever seen him play and even better to see him do it well! Mr Brooks is complex, deep and chillingly rather ordinary on the outside. His inner turmoil and split personality take on the visual form of "Marshall" (played by William Hurt) and reflect the workings of the human mind and psychosis at its most severe and to watch him literally struggle with his own subconscious to resist the urge to kill is captivating. It is also great to see Demi Moore back on our screens once more!

Since marrying Ashton she seemed to have disappeared off the face of the planet but this has definitely set her in good footing for a comeback. Although I did find her role a little bit unnecessary to the plot at times it was a pleasure to see her back on top form and she was extremely well suited to the role of Detective Tracy Atwood a feisty but often vulnerable character. Another familiar face you may recognise is hilarious comic Dane Cook in a strangely serious role as Mr Smith. His performance was shockingly good, he's someone I would never have cast in this role in a million years but for some reason it actually works. Dane seems to reach down and show his dark side as the not so clever ‘wanna be' protégé to Mr Brooks who is desperate to watch him kill someone in the flesh. It is also worth noting (for fans of CSI) that Mr Brooks wife Emma is played by Marg Helgenberger and although we don't exactly see much of her in the movie it was fun to watch her in something other than CSI for a while. Hands up if you also spotted the delicious Jason Lewis (Sex and the City) as Tracy's ex husband? Yum - is all I shall say. Mr Brooks is an eerie and dark thriller with a cast that's almost as full of surprises as the film itself. Watch it for yourself and then make sure you come back and let us know your thoughts!