Release: The Devil in the White City

The Devil in the White City
Genre: Historical/Crime
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Jimmy Ellis
Based on the novel by Erik Larsen
Cast: Russell Crowe, Benjamin Walker, John C. Reilly, George MacKay, Rainn Wilson, Neal McDonough, Michael Gambon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sam Elliot, Giovanni Ribisi, Emilia Clarke, Sarah Hyland, Olivia Wilde



Budget: $75,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $59,637,112
Foreign Box Office: $53,904,541
Total Profit: -$57,448,097

Reaction: The film unfortunately ends Russell Crowe's hot streak at the box office, following the success of Kite, Skyrim and Scion. Historical films tend to be risky due to the expense involved, and clearly this project was no different.

"Individually Crowe and Walker both do great work with their characters, but I fail to see the point of the film. Our main characters never meet and their storylines never intersect, leading me to the question: what was the point of the film?" - Tim Durand, San Francisco Chronicle

"On paper, this is a film that should work and that people should like. In execution, it is a film completely lacking in excitement. The film has an excellent production design, but other than that, I expected more from this cast and crew than the disjointed, uneven film we got." - Willa Pulaski, Salon.com

"Honestly, The Devil and the White City just doesn't work in film form. Maybe if the script had taken the events and created a narrative around it, the film could have worked. Crowe's Burnham is simply an architect buiding a fair, while Walker's Holmes is a serial killer. Neither character really have any stakes or urgency to their story, leading to a dry, pointless affair." - Glenn Howard, Total Film

Rated R for graphic violence and gore.