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Stir of Echoes
1999
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Stir of Echoes
Positive Reviews
37
Negative reviews
8
Average Rating
3.5
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2.0
By contrast, Stir of Echoes is a canny piece of mature filmmaking that never recovers from a nervous breakdown it suffers halfway through.
EW
3.8
Stir of Echoes is a supernatural thriller firmly rooted in a blue collar Chicago neighborhood, where everyone on the block knows one another although ..
Rogerebert
4.5
Erbe has a wonderfully realistic, laidback appeal to her, and Bacon, for what its worth, is in top form, unraveling like a ball of emotional yarn batt ..
Austin Chronicle
4.5
The skillful shock cuts will make you jump out of your skin, but its the digital visualisation of the ghostly Samantha which really makes the flesh cr ..
Time Out
4.5
But he has an extraordinary gift he doesnt know about: Hes a Receiver, able to see spirits.
3.0
I cant walk past nail salons without intense psychological prep work anymore.
4.5
It doesnt have the big name stars or directorial pedigree to automatically attract a crowd.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.8
Stir of Echoes is much more down and dirty, and the thrills are more visceral.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
The real skill Koepp shows is that he grounds the scary stuff in a believable reality and delivers a ghost story that doesnt lose its grip after the s ..
4.0
Kevins perfect for this role with his everyday dude quality, and solid acting experience striking all the right chords.
JoBlo
4.5
A psychological thriller about the dark side of having highly developed psychic abilities.
Spirituality And Practice
3.8
The kind of film that may give you pause the next time you walk into a dark room by yourself.
ReelViews
3.1
Yet Koepp drops the ball by throwing in a conventional ending borrowed from a dozen straight to cable throwaways and, in a season that has also given ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
Ironically, Costner reportedly is upset that the film doesnt run longer!).
3.8
The films progression from basically watchable to flat out interminable, then, doesnt come until around the one hour mark, as Koepp offers up a third ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
It isnt a bad movie, but it just doesnt hang together very well, especially when you compare it to The Sixth Sense.
Lariat
4.5
At first glimpse, however, American Beauty doesnt appear to be the type of film one could be deeply affected by.
Screen It
4.0
Koepp handles all of the elements perfectly, crafting a visually fascinating film and building an internally wrenching drama amid all the scary stuff.
Shadows On The Wall
1.5
There are purplish incidents of criminality and violence as well, most of which arent nearly as gripping as theyre meant to be.
Film Journal International ..
2.5
It doesnt take a sixth sense to see the resemblances between the Bruce Willis sleeper hit and the ghost thriller Stir of Echoes starring Kevin Bacon b ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.5
works up a convincingly chilly atmosphere and has a few jolting moments. ...Bacon is outstanding, and Douglas and Erbe do wonders with their somewhat ..
Internet Reviews
3.0
A moderately clever genre diversion that wants us to believe its something more.
Internet Reviews
3.0
However, good performances compensate somewhat for the erratic material.
3.8
Not too many genre films reach too far below the surface, and Stir of Echoes is a welcome aberration.
Q Network
4.5
Stir of Echoes doesnt have the inventiveness of Sixth Sense, but its nonetheless a solid meld of supernatural and thriller genres.
4.0
Its nice to see he relied on more than heavy handed filmmaking and a twist ending. I just hope audiences go for a supernatural thriller thats a little ..
Flim Threet
4.0
Second time director David Koepp steers clear of silly pyrotechnics and empty show as he anchors his supernatural thriller in Toms daily rituals, empl ..
Bbc
3.1
Never have I seen reality come crashing down in a film in a more literal and disappointing way.
Mr Brown Movies
3.1
There is a definitive moment at which the movie self destructs, and its sad to see that happen when Echoes was shaping up to be an intensely powerful ..
Spliced Wire
1.5
With its jumpy, manipulative shocks, the movie would be a hit in any other year, but coming on the heels of Sense, these Echoes are faint at best.
E Online
2.5
Its already scary dealing with a believable ghost theres no need to invent a threat to life.
Ross Anthony
1.5
As the plot kicks in, the hysteria mounts and the explanations start coming, the tension starts to dissipate. Like Bacons strenuous attempt to sound w ..
News Week
2.0
It isnt until the climax that the film really falls apart and reverts to a conventional ending, as it tries to do justice to the murdered ghost.
Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.5
If it doesnt keep you awake at night, Stir Of Echoes will at least make you go whoa!
Film Quips Online
3.8
This is pretty good stuff: an entertaining and reasonably frightening thriller that, quite shamelessly, makes you laugh and jump almost at the same ti ..
Film Blather
4.0
In its own smart, spooky way, Stir of Echoes, with Kevin Bacon, is nearly as good as its Bruce Willis predecessor.
Rochester Goes Out
4.0
Only one of the slew, The Sixth Sense, seems to be attracting audiences that it doesnt deserve.
Need Coffee
3.8
Only one of the slew, The Sixth Sense, seems to be attracting audiences that it doesnt deserve.
Cinema Phile
4.0
Disturbing imagery, great timing, and strong acting by the leads.
Gost Dog
4.5
Erbe has a wonderfully realistic, laidback appeal to her, and Bacon, for what its worth, is in top form, unraveling like a ball of emotional yarn batt ..
Sacramento Bee
4.0
Stir kept me interested the entire time, but it was bit predictable.
3 Black Chicks
1.5
Initially intriguing, this proceeding turns increasingly erratic and trite.
2.0
If you are into the horror film genre without all the perfunctory gore, put this one on your must see list.
Houston Community Newspape ..
4.4
The story compensates for any discomfort because we are eventually given the light with which to understand, accept, and reconcile what weve seen.
Cinema Sense
4.5
He doesnt think much of it, but after seeing the ghost of a dead teenage girl sitting next to him on the couch as well as odd flashes of blood red lig ..
Mr Showbiz
1.5
In the wake of The Sixth Sense, its mostly the many weaknesses of Stir of Echoes that stand out while the movies unfilled promises disappear like you ..
3.5
Because all thats to come might be far more enjoyable if we couldnt see each twist coming a mile away.
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