Kevin Costner plays the upstanding Earl Brooks, a family man and business leader who just happens to also be a serial killer with an alter ego named Marshall. Our starring cast includes Costner, Demi Moore, and William Hurt … well, that makes three actors who have seen better days. And yet, Mr. Brooks was written and directed by Bruce A. Evans, the guy who penned Stand By Me and the underrated Starman. Sometimes—not very often, but sometimes—these types make decent, straightforward, and entertaining B-movie fare that’s good for passing a summer evening. They did it a lot during the golden age of the studios, generating movies still watched today (such as Desperate Hours and the original Cape Fear). Who’s to say they can’t still do it today?
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