Scanners
Good lord, what an intensely boring movie. Lethargically paced, and acted with all the energy of a cornfield, Scanners is never horrifying, never chilling, and never entertaining. You spend 100 minutes watching people stare at each other and mug for the camera more than Charlie Buckets. Michael Ironside doesn’t even get to chew the scenery like he normally does. The special effects are amazing, and there’s some interesting cinematography on occasion, but everything else sits there like a dead fish. It doesn’t even give me anything to work with for writing a review. It’s just … BORING.
Mini Review: Good lord, what an intensely boring movie. Lethargically paced, and acted with all the energy of a cornfield, Scanners is never horrifying, never chilling, and never entertaining. You spend 100 minutes watching people stare at each other and mug for the camera more than Charlie Buckets. Michael Ironside doesn’t even get to chew the scenery like he normally does. The special effects are amazing, and there’s some interesting cinematography on occasion, but everything else sits there like a dead...
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