Red Lights

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Wayne K I wasn’t sure what to expect from Red Lights. In fact it was a film I’d only briefly heard mentioned around the time it came out, and with a cast that includes Sigourney Weaver, Robert DeNiro, Elizabeth Olson and a pre-superstardom Cillian Murphy, I thought it might be worth a watch. The first half of the film is really damn good, with a fascinating setup involving bogus paranormal events and practitioners getting systematically taken apart, until one man emerges who might actually be the real thing. That really sucked me in, and I was looking forward to the battle of faith versus scepticism playing out before a live audiences who just don’t know what to believe. Sadly, the film devolves into cheap jump scares, ludicrous plot beats and gimmicky shocks as it enters its second half, and the whole thing ends on a twist so ludicrous that it squandered whatever goodwill was left. It’s not the kind of reveal that reframes the previous events and forces you to look back for clues, it’s the kind that makes you realise the filmmakers had no idea what they were doing and just wanted a whammy ending, logic, common sense and continuity be damned! It’s a movie that was shaping up to be a fascinating insight into the world of psychic frauds and E.S.P. charlatans, but just ended up being a contrived and unsatisfying magic show, more concerned with getting one over on the audience than having a story worth telling or a mystery worth solving. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/24/25 Full Review Regina P Liked it. Didn't see the ending coming. I thought it was going to stay cerebral, but then it introduced the supernatural all the way at the end. Not sure it has any rewatch value. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Jerod S Perception vs reality was a great theme of the movie. Unfortunately, the pieces of this thriller (not even close to horror) were so messy that the likes of Weaver, De Niro and Murphy couldn't salvage it. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review Cole P Red Lights should never have got then green light. Unfortunate that such an awesome cast went to waste on such a slow, convoluted and pointless film. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/08/24 Full Review Lucio Leonardo P A film that could yield more. In my opinion, poorly prepared and poorly directed thriller, but even so, if you have patience, it's worth watching, without commitment. The actors try hard and through their performance, they hold our attention. The story even has twists and turns, but not that they won me over and, at the climax, a lot was left unexplained. The content is good, but poorly managed, without any paranormal powers, just another Hollywood case Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Melissa L Once again, seeing the poor ratings for this film, I am convinced some people have no taste. Excellent movie, but I would expect nothing less from a De Niro move. Surprise ending that I couldn't predict. Ignore the poor ratings. I highly recommend this movie! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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