Point of Origin

2002

Crime / Drama / Thriller

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 47%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 47% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 1638 1.6K

Plot summary

An arson investigator searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.

Director

Newton Thomas Sigel Photo
Newton Thomas Sigel

Top cast

John Leguizamo Photo
John Leguizamo as Keith Lang
Ray Liotta Photo
Ray Liotta as John Orr / Aaron Stiles
Shashawnee Hall Photo
Shashawnee Hall as Lt. Tom Hines
Sophia Bush Photo
Sophia Bush as Carrie Orr
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759.16 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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25 fps
1 hr 22 min
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1.37 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles ro   us  
25 fps
1 hr 22 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sol-kay 7 / 10

The movie is based on a true story

Reviewed by Ed-Shullivan 6 / 10

Knowing the facts prior to watching this film negatively impacted my viewpoint of the film

The acting is top notch, and the storyline for all intents and purposes was based on true life events. I enjoy both Ray Liotta and John Leguizamo's body of work but having said that I think both were incorrectly cast for their roles. Ray Liotta was younger and slimmer than the real fire starter John Leonard Orr and the film seemed to focus more on John's ego and his book writing rather than provide some level of detail on even a handful of the thousands of fires he is supposedly accountable for starting. John Leguizamo plays Keith Lang who appears to hold his mentor in the highest regard even calling him by the name "Professor", but catching the killer is not Keith Lang's desire.Knowing that it was another fire investigator who started to solve the puzzle that it was one of their own (Arson Investigators) responsible for the mass casualties and stress on the fire departments I think more of the story should have been placed on how the crimes were solved and less on the arsonists John Leonard Orr's extra marital affairs.All in all it was an okay time waster but I did not learn any new historical facts watching this made for TV film. I give the film a passable 6 out of 10 IMb rating.
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