Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

SnoopyStyle Patrick Costello (Zach Galligan) lives with his childhood friend Nick who knows about his psychic powers. He has visions of women getting killed. His college professor Laurel Young (Catherine Mary Stewart) brings in guest lecturer Theodore Steering (Michael Nouri) to talk about abnormal psychology. Patrick uses his powers to date Laurel. He discovers that she's also dating Steering whom he suspects could be the serial killer. He tells the police but they don't believe his vision. He tracks down the next victim April Harris (Andrea Roth) but she's not dead. When April turns up dead later, he becomes prime suspect. He tells them that Steering is the killer but Steering is actually consulting with the police.The big drawback is that Patrick is really stupid or really naive especially considering he's not new to his powers. He is way too slow on the uptick. He's been through it and shouldn't be surprised at being arrested. The psychic becoming the suspect has been done before. It would be helpful to have a sharper story with smarter characters. The tension drops when Patrick is released. It would be ballsier if Patrick stays locked up and the movie gets turned over to Laurel. The top three actors are good but the supporting actors are mostly inferior.

Cujo108 Directed by George Mihalka, the man behind popular 80's slasher, "My Bloody Valentine", this made for cable flick features another psycho on the loose. The one here is strangling women in Boston. Annoying Zach Galligan stars as Patrick, a psychic who has visions of the murderer in action. Turns out, the teacher he has feelings for ("Night of the Comet"'s Catherine Mary Stewart) is involved with the man from his visions, Professor Steering. Patrick thus sets out to prove that Steering is responsible so that he doesn't make her his next victim.The story here is pretty typical, and there aren't many surprises along the way. It is, however, a well-made picture, handsomely photographed and coming off as if it had a bigger budget than it actually did. The vision/murder sequences are my favorites of the film, edited in such a way that makes for an especially surreal vibe. The ice skating vision is particularly memorable.Getting back to the story, one of the few surprises that we do get reminded me of a similarly effective one in the 80's anthology film, "Screamtime". Other than that, you pretty much know how this thing will end long before the halfway point. Thus, the film is aptly titled.

SJinSeaTac This film doesn't even deserve 1 star for a rating. I really enjoyed "Relative Fear" by this director, but this film is a disgrace. Everything is muddled, nothing is surprising, and by the time it was over, my first reaction was "that's it"? Yes, the box cover is really pretty and elusive, but this movie which credits itself as a "mystery" lacks any mystery at all. If there was some big "reveal" towards the end then I must have missed it (or dozed off).Don't be fooled....It's just BAD movie-making, period!Go and see any other modern film out there, or a classic film and you will be much happier, I assure you.

gridoon If there ever was a movie that could be described as "a time-killer", this is it. There's absolutely nothing to be gained from watching it, but it's not too bad. The plot may be a direct knock-off of "Eyes of Laura Mars" (with the slight difference that the hero in this one has visions of murders BEFORE they happen), but it has enough twists and turns to make you wonder if you were right when you thought you had it all figured out in the first 10 minutes (VAGUE SPOILER: you were). Zach Galligan lacks charisma and is a bit overage for his part too, but Catherine Mary Stewart is good enough to make you wonder why she never got her big break in more high-profile pictures, and Michael Nouri does a very solid job with his shady character. (**)