Scanners (1981)
Written and directed
by David Cronenberg this film stars Steven Lack, Patrick McGoohan,
Jennifer O'Neill and Michael Ironside. In the near future some people
have telepathic powers but struggle to use them as a war breaks out
between telepaths and those that would control them.
There are plenty of
good hooks in this film but unfortunately we are stuck with a
disappointingly bland script. For all the interesting elements the
film never goes anywhere thematically or on a character level. Some
of the special effects are pretty good and there is one shocking
scene near the start but for a nearly 2 hour run time there is not a
lot going on here.
3/5
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