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7. Stir of Echoes

Inviso - 4
Charon - 5
Genny - 8
Karo - 11
Johnbobb - 12
Scarlet - 15
Snake - 15
JONA - 18
KBM - 19

Inviso - I had never even HEARD of this movie before seeing it, yet upon watching, it REALLY impressed me to an astounding degree. For starters, I appreciate a movie casting a child actor that lives through the duration of the film, yet he DOESNT annoy me. Yeah, hes a little Sixth Sense (Ive been REALLY trying not to reference other movies on the list in these write-ups, but I couldnt ignore the comparisons here), but I feel like he works. Meanwhile, Kevin Bacon losing his mind is kinda interesting, especially since hes NOT losing his mind, and in fact hes seeing prophesies about future events, and those prophesies allow him to survive and uncover a murder plot. Even the supernatural element of the film feels interesting because they only scratch the surface of what it means (and even then, only through the wifes point of view), which adds an air of mystery to the proceedings. I just really liked this through and through.

Charon - Mired in its original release by the previous month's Sixth Sense, this clarevoyant themed thriller has stood up very well in the test of time. While the similarities between this film and the much more widely known film I mentioned are obvious, apparently the concept for this film existed long before the Sixth Sense, since it's based on a book from the 50's. It's a good thriller and you never know quite what's going to happen right up until it does, and I like to be kept guessing so long as everything is still sensible. This is of course my favorite Bacon film on the list given its placement.

Genny - Geez did Kevin Bacon star in every other movie in the 90s or what? Stir of Echoes stands a little bit apart from the crowd in that its creepy imagery is used sparingly and thus more effectively than a lot of other films during this time frame. It is also quite good at building suspense through its slowly unfolding murder mystery. I particularly enjoyed the cinematography of the theater hypnosis even if the catalyst for it was a tad contrived. 8.3/10, would watch again

Karo - A blue collar worker ends up randomly getting psychic powers after a hypnosis session, and uses his newfound abilities to solve an old missing person case. The story is engrossing, if not super original, and the character of the wife is the definite mvp. Her reactions to all her husband's crazy shit are priceless. It is an above average occult thriller that gets the job done if nothing else.

Johnbobb - Stir of Echoes isn't as deep or clever as it thinks it is but man do I love that solid like 40 minutes of Kevin Bacon just losing his fucking mind.

Scarlet - The Sixth Sense.
Rating: 52/100
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