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I know many people find "Stir of Echoes" too reminiscent
of "The Sixth Sense",
a similar movie about people with the ability to talk to ghosts.
Personally I thought "Stir of Echoes" was much better than
"The Sixth Sense", although I'm keenly aware that "The Sixth
Sense" is a big box office hit.
In "Stir of Echoes", Kevin Bacon stars as a phone company lineman
who doesn't make too much money. His young son is apparently
able to communicate with ghosts, but Bacon and his wife don't
really notice. (They have never seen any spirits.)
Then, Bacon lets his sister-in-law hypnotize him just to prove
that it doesn't work. Unfortunately, it does work on him - a
little too well. She "opens" his mind, and soon he is seeing
ghosts too. Too bad Sis doesn't know how to reverse her hypnotic
suggestion.
At times, "Stir of Echoes" is strangely comical - for example,
when Bacon begins digging huge holes in the yard, in search
of a dead body. I enjoyed "Stir of Echoes" much more than "The
Sixth Sense" mainly because Bacon and the other actors were
terrific, and the suspense was intense.
My rating: 3 stars
Rating : Rated R (For violence, sexuality and language)
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