Clearly, Cronenberg was not yet at the top of his powers, and this movie only really had a handful of good scenes, but he did have a pretty well developed visual style and the score is pervasively intense, creating what felt like a bad acid trip.
This review of Scanners (1981) was written by Tamara F on 22 Nov 2008.
Scanners has generally received positive reviews.
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