Stir of Echoes

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Stir of Echoes

Illeana Douglas, Kevin Bacon, Zachary David Cope, Kathryn Erbe, Kevin Dunn

After being hypnotized by his sister in law, a man begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.

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  • irisheyes686
    December 5, 2009
    irisheyes686
    This took FOREVER to get going. I enjoyed the last half an hour of the movie, but I was pretty bored for the most part.
  • DrZeek
    September 29, 2009
    DrZeek
    Jake Witzky: Does it hurt to be dead?

    A solid psychological thriller, with Kevin Bacon giving a strong lead performance. Arriving and being overshadowed by the Sixth Sense back in 1999, the film has a similar plot and tone, and while it may not be as good, this film still mana...( read more)ges to provide a fresh take on a ghost story.

    Loosely based on the Richard Matheson (the I Am Legend story) novel of the same name, Bacon stars as Tom, a regular working man, living with his wife and young son in Chicago. One night during a party, Tom, his wife Maggie, and their sister Lisa discuss hypnotism with the rest of their friends. It seems Lisa practices hynpo-therapy, but Tom is very much a skeptic. Convinced to try, Tom lets Lisa hypnotise him, only to have it work more effectively than planned.

    Arriving back at home, Tom begins to experience short bursts of visions. These visions are confusing to both we, the audience, and Tom. It seems to be a crime being committed against a woman, who also appears to Tom in another freaky vision. Tom may seem crazy, with eventual instructions by his visions to dig, causing him to take the instruction to heart, but his son also experiences visions, maybe even stronger than his father.

    Tom: I'm supposed to dig.

    A quick observation about ghost stories. When its a serious type horror film, ghosts tend to communicate in annoyingly cryptic messages, instead of outright telling you what the problem/situation is. When its a more light-hearted comedic film, ghosts will not only tell you what's going on, but basically hang out with you and provide comic relief. Writer/director David Koepp, better known for scripting some Spielberg blockbusters like Jurassic Park as well as Spider-Man, has directed both types of ghost stories. Ghost Town with Ricky Gervais was one, and this is the other. In these serious films, it doesn't help that all the familiar beats are hit, but the point I'm getting at here, is that this film is made well enough that the standard developments aren't as much of a problem.

    Bacon is very good in this film. His portrayal of average Joe getting visions and becoming obsessed is handled very well. The son also does a good job. I really enjoyed the wife Maggie, played by Kathryn Erbe, as well. Maggie doesn't just sit back and worry, there are some fun elements that she brings to the character that fit quite well.

    The film stumbles a bit when the convenience of a helpful character arriving occurs, as well as some of the turns in the last act, but for the most part, this is a very solid film, that does a good job of accomplishing what it has set out to do.

    Tom Witzky: I never wanted to be famous. I just never expected to be so...
    Maggie Witzky: What?
    Tom Witzky: I don't know, ordinary.
  • mrpopcorn
    July 11, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "Some doors weren't meant to be opened."

    After being hypnotized by his sister in law, a man begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.

    REVIEW
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    On the heels of the great "Sixth Sense" comes this second kid-who-talks-to-ghosts movie. In this one, the father can also communicate with spirits, as he discovers (to his horror) after being hypnotized at a neighborhood beer-guzzling party. Kevin Bacon plays the father in one of his best performances yet, sympathetically portraying a young blue collar worker who is horrified not just by ghosts, but by the way his life is sinking into depressing ordinariness. The horror plot is developed a bit too slowly for a thriller, but it has some strong moments, and the denouement is thoroughly satisfying, even if it lacks the jaw-dropping climax of "Sixth Sense." The atmosphere and day-to-day details of the working class Chicago neighborhood are very well captured, especially for a genre movie.
  • Redlats
    May 10, 2009
    Redlats
    Why are there so many movies where the characters can see ghosts? The movie is pretty good. Kevin Bacon plays the dad who is haunted by the ghost he sees. When she asks him to dig, he doggedly digs everything he can in the yard and house. I enjoyed the performances of all the...( read more) major characters - the father, mother and 5 yr old son.
  • puffchunk
    November 13, 2008
    puffchunk
    I have a soft spot for Kevin Bacon, so I give it 3 stars. It starts out interesting with the hypnosis thing, then by the end of the film it is just another "ghost trying to tell you who killed it" story.
  • OoHSoAmaZiNg
    December 14, 2009
    OoHSoAmaZiNg
    they filmed this movie across the street from my house!!
  • Sunshineyness
    December 13, 2009
    Sunshineyness
    A great ghost story horror film that unfortunately got lost in the shuffle at it's time of release (came out the same time as 6th Sense and got unfairly dubbed the OTHER creepy kid sees ghost movie that year). Honestly good scares, solid plot, and very well defined characters. Al...( read more)l the actors play their parts (especially the little boy) with great commitment and it manages to be a very solid little movie. There's a few threads (like the other psychics club) that don't pan out but otherwise it's a great movie.
  • ythelastman89
    November 18, 2009
    ythelastman89
    A really great movie that sort've gets forgotten due to other's like The Ring, Sixth Sense, etc. It's a great story and actually scary, not many horrors have that combination. Kevin Bacon is what makes this movie above average, his total commitment to the role is amazing. He even...( read more) got the Chicago accent down 100%. I like that it has a strange family quality to it that you don't get in many horrors, almost like Poltergeist where you see the family functioning before everything gets crazy. Overall, it's well written, directed and acted.
  • seanattle74
    November 12, 2009
    seanattle74
    One of the best films I saw in 1999.
  • CocoCoopah
    November 3, 2009
    CocoCoopah
    Pretty good considering Kevin 'Gag' Bacon starred in it!
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