Review of Stir of Echoes (1999) by Johnny T — 01 Nov 2011

The scares early on are potent and get Stir of Echoes off to a chilly horror-movie start. What gives the movie its teeth is the very earthy Witzky family, who behave so much like real people you might think they are. Koepp does a masterful job of grounding his intimations of the supernatural in a totally persuasive down-to-earth context. Kevin Bacon stars in one of his best performances. A horror movie with a Hitchcockian veneer of the everyday, a story that taps into our fear not only of the paranormal but also of insanity and the secret evil that may lie beneath ordinary lives. Studded with potent fright scenes and built on a rock-solid performance by the ever-dependable Kevin Bacon. The effectively creepy Stir of Echoes, is enough to make your blood chill.

VERDICTS: "Matinée" - (Mixed reaction). These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says to pay matinée prices to see at a theatre, buy an ex-rental or a cheap price of the DVD to own.