Review of Phenomena (1985) by Doctor S — 04 Jan 2017

Strange movie starring the 14-year-old Jennifer Connelly, which should be the reason most people would want to see It. This was her first starting role and it shows, demonstrating that she worked hard at her craft to rise to the level of Oscar-winning actress 17 years later.. demonstrating that she worked hard at her craft to rise to the level of Oscar-winning actress 17 years later. what she liked and talent at the time she made up for in being a trooper, performing in several grizzly scenes and interacting with all kinds of insects . You see, she plays a character with a peculiar telepathic link to the insect world, a trait that helps her but also ostracizes her from her classmates at her new Swiss boarding school. For starters, she gets paired with the worst roommate ever who tells her of a killer on the loose the first night, and then the next leaves to be with her boyfriend after she said she would watch after Jen's sleepwalking problem. And speaking of problems, this film has plenty, primarily a dreary pace and bearing dialogue - LOTS of boring dialogue. Donald Pleasance doesn't add anything except an amusing Scottish.

accent, and his pet chimp is a real pain yet somehow gets the most character development. I've seen lots of worshiping reviews, but even if I was in Argento devotee I don't think i'd be anything but apologetic about this one.