![]() The images created in Tom's mind and the way the scene changes as Illeana Douglas gives him directions are perfectly produced and Douglas's voice is so soothing and, yeah, kind of sexy. It's kind of one of my favorite scenes in any movie EVER. I always look forward to it when I watch the movie (it's right at the beginning so I don't have to wait long) and get a big ol' grin on my face during the whole thing. I absolutely adore the hypnotizing scene. Maybe it's the creepy kid-who-can-see-ghosts thing. He's only been in this and The Wedding Singer (where he totally looked like a girl), but he is a mesmerizing little actor. ![]() And of course, we have to talk about the little boy playing Jake, Zachary David Cope. I don't watch a lot of Law and Order: Criminal Intent, but Kathryn Erbe is a seriously underrated actress and she is wonderful in this flick. Like I said, Kevin Bacon is not my favorite (I once had a very strange dream starring him, plus seeing his wang in Wild Things sort of traumatized me for life) but he gives one of his best performances here. They live in a modest rental brownstone, they have financial issues, and they go to block parties. Tom and Maggie are true blue-collar people Maggie is a nurse and Tom works for a phone company. ![]() And yet they live in these ginormous three-story homes and have pretty successful jobs as doctors or lawyers or real estate agents. So many movies try to make the people in them seem "real" or "normal" so "regular" people can "relate" to them. What first attracts me to the movie, and the characters in particular, is their realness. His IMDb page has got some bashing comments, but I've loved most of his movies, so he gets my good vote. This is the man behind the first two Jurassic Park films, Spider-Man, one of my personal favorites Secret Window, and even freaking Death Becomes Her. He starts having visions of the ghost of a teenaged girl, and becomes determined to solve the mystery of why she keeps contacting him.įirst of all, I did not realize how awesome writer/director David Koepp was. One night he is hypnotized by his New Agey sister-in-law, which opens a door in his mind to receive messages from beyond. The spooky, scary plot: Tom Witzy is a blue-collar guy, and a bit unhappy with his very ordinary life. I'm not a big fan of Kevin Bacon, but he stars in one badass muthafucka ghost movie, and that is Stir of Echoes. If not, I'll say it again: I am madly in love with supernatural spooks and all the craziness and creepiness they create. Hopefully (probably not) by now, you have discovered my fondness for ghostie movies.
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