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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... 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 turns disturbing as a post-hypnotic suggestion releases a subconscious power Tom didn't know he had. Maggie (Kathryn Erbe), his wife, grows increasingly concerned with the strange behavior of her husband and her son, as they become obsessed with the notion that there is an otherworldly presence living in their house. Plagued by searing headaches, horrific visions and the fear that his family is in grave danger, Tom is compelled to discover the source of the visions, even if it means unearthing a horrible neighborhood secret. [More]

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Dunn

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Dunn

Director: David Koepp

Director: David Koepp
Screenwriter: David Koepp
Producer: Gavin Polone, Judy Hofflund
Composer: James Newton Howard

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Stir Of Echoes is a scary, intelligent ghost story and thriller.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
12/10/07
Channel 4 Film
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[A] serious, atmospheric, character-driven supernatural drama.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/10/07
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

The 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.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out
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I did receive a few chills and some kicks from it.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Ron Wells
Ron Wells
Film Threat

The cast is uniformly good, with Bacon giving the strongest performance as blue-collar Tom.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Bacon's performance is what makes it more than just another dead-person-walking-the-earth story. Bacon is truly a man possessed.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
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01/29/03
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
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Ultimately, it is Bacon's blue-collar conflict that resonates.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
12/02/02
Demetrios Matheou
Demetrios Matheou
Sight and Sound

A psychological thriller about the dark side of having highly developed psychic abilities.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/21/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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03/22/02
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Disturbing imagery, great timing, and strong acting by the leads.

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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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A startling film that is exacting and personal and resonant.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
02/21/02
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

Even if the ending seems a bit tidy, the film is still effective and nicely creepy -- definitely worth seeing.

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12/10/01
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Most of the echoes are stirred up from earlier, better movies.

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09/27/01
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
culturevulture.net

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.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/17/01
Michael Thomson
Michael Thomson
BBC

...might have been a first-rate occult thriller if director Koepp had had the confidence to stick with the unearthly side of his tale.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment 1 Comment
04/07/01
John J. Puccio
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