Stir Of Echoes is a scary, intelligent ghost story and thriller.
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12/10/07
Stir of Echoes (1999)
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Reviews Counted:103
Fresh:69
Rotten:34
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: Kevin Bacon's acting is so genuine that it's creepy and director David Keopp knows how to create true suspense.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon), husband and father of a precocious young son, finds his blue-collar Chicago existence altered after he is hypnotized at a neighborhood party. What started as a diversion... [More]
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Dunn
Director: David Koepp
Reviews for Stir of Echoes
Top CriticThe skillful shock cuts will make you jump out of your skin, but it's the digital visualisation of the ghostly Samantha which really makes the flesh crawl.
06/24/06
Top CriticUltimately, it is Bacon's blue-collar conflict that resonates.
12/02/02
Even if the ending seems a bit tidy, the film is still effective and nicely creepy -- definitely worth seeing.
12/10/01
Second-time director David Koepp steers clear of silly pyrotechnics and empty show as he anchors his supernatural thriller in Tom's daily rituals, employing the racket of city life and intelligent sound edits to crank up the tension.
04/17/01
Top CriticThe real skill Koepp shows is that he grounds the scary stuff in a believable reality and delivers a ghost story that doesn't lose its grip after the spirits have unambiguously been made manifest.
01/01/00
Top CriticStir of Echoes is one of the year's best films, is based on a best selling novel, and features Kevin Bacon in one of his most skilful performances.
01/01/00
[A] serious, atmospheric, character-driven supernatural drama.
12/10/07
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07/14/07
I did receive a few chills and some kicks from it.
05/26/06
It's nice to see he relied on more than heavy-handed filmmaking and a twist ending. I just hope audiences go for a supernatural thriller that's a little messier and doesn't feel the need to claw at their heart for two hours.
12/06/05
The cast is uniformly good, with Bacon giving the strongest performance as blue-collar Tom.
04/09/05
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05/14/03
Bacon's performance is what makes it more than just another dead-person-walking-the-earth story. Bacon is truly a man possessed.
02/08/03
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01/29/03
A psychological thriller about the dark side of having highly developed psychic abilities.
08/21/02
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03/24/02
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03/22/02
Top CriticDisturbing imagery, great timing, and strong acting by the leads.
02/28/02
A startling film that is exacting and personal and resonant.
02/21/02
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