KEVIN Costner, who enjoys playing flawed characters in middle age, takes the full plunge in Mr. Brooks, where he seems to be having a ball as a serial murderer who also happens to be Man of the Year in Portland, Ore. Brooks, a philanthropist who runs a thriving box factory, attends AA meetings where he describes himself as an addict.
He doesn t mention that he s addicted to killing people in a highly meticulous manner for the sheer excitement of it all. He s had his addiction under control for a couple of years when his sarcastic imaginary alter ego, Marshall (deliciously played by William Hurt), goads Mr. Brooks to resume his lurid hobby.
.. KEVIN Costner, who enjoys playing flawed characters in middle age, takes the full plunge in Mr.