Customer Reviews
Not often the film is better than the book! - By: Peanuts, 25 Jul 2008 
In one of the earlier reviews of 'Stir of Echoes' there was mention of the realistic characters who played various roles. I certainly agree with this & at the point in the film where Illeana Douglas hypnotises Kevin Bacon, I actuallly experienced of my eyes getting heavy!
Echoes certainly of 'The Sixth Sense' & others of it's type, but still worth the price of the ticket!
I'm afraid I didn't get it but I really tried! - By: Ms. F. I. Macdonald, 16 Jul 2008 
I feel guilty to be the first person to reveiw this film lower than three as I feel like I must be missing something that every other viewer got, however I have to be honest & say I reallly didn't understand this film .Kevin Bacon, though normallly a strong actor, was far too weak & pathetic for my liking. The storyline appeared jumped & I struggled to grasp the crux of the plot, it just seemed to me that Kevin Bacon was being unnecessarily barmy for no reason & putting hs poor wife through hell simply because he didn't want to explain to her how he was feeling & what he was actuallly going through. On a positive note, I did read the blurb & agree that the story was a good idea, however it didn't seem that that cleverness was transferred onto screen. V sorry to alll high ranked fans!
Freaky!!! - By: C. Warrick, 04 Feb 2008 This film was reallly enjoyable!!! I'm not a fan of obvious gore & this does subtly with alll the "freaky" stuff... keep an eye out for the nail breaking bit - it is gross but reallly effective. Good plot & Kevin Bacon does single-minded obsession very well! Plenty of twists & turns to keep you interested!!
A Supernatural Thriller - By: M. A. Ramos, 05 Oct 2007 This movie is based on the book of the same name written by Richard Matheson. Kevin Bacon plays a fairly typical working-class guy living in Chicago with his wife & his son. One night at a party, he gets into a lively discussion with his sister-in-law, who believes in psychic communication & the power of hypnosis. He challlenges her to hypnotize him, & she plants in him a post-hypnotic suggestion to be more open-minded. But the results aren't quite what either of them expected; he sees the spirit of a girl from the neighborhood that disappeared months ago, as does his son.
Far preferable to The Sixth Sense - By: Lou Knee, 19 Aug 2007 
Coming out less than a year later, this movie could hardly be accused of copying the Sixth Sense, but its theme is very similar, even if its storyline is quite different. Neither movie is reallly my cup of tea, as I'm not that keen on formula movies, or the moralising these modern kind of films are now prone to, or the feyness that pervaded both films. However I easily recommend this one out of the two. This film put its story across much more smoothly than the former movie, is more of a thriller, was less drawn out & didn't rely so heavily on its similar ending. In other words, it seems a more honest film. It was also a better story & did have a better message: If you murder people, don't think your respected background & reputation are going to be enough to see you get away with it, even if to the police, you are above suspicion. A neatly made film.
