Saturday, March 16, 2013

Scanners (1981)

A scientist sends a man with extraordinary psychic powers to hunt others like him.
What otherwise would be a pulp sci-fi horror story is turned  by masterful direction into a disquieting psychological thriller with some nasty details.

Halliwell (no star): "Overlong science fiction which concentrates on the nastier elements."

Maltin **1/2: "Rather plodding treatment of interesting idea, aided somewhat by great (if yucky) special effects."


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