Review – Red Lights

They got the budget. They got the cast (Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver and Robert De Niro). They even had a good premise: fraud-debunking scientists run up against a legendary psychic known for using telekinesis to harm his enemies. Yet somewhere around an hour in, this production began to annoy the hell out of me. Perhaps I was just in a crabby mood, but every little thing – from screeching feedback to ringing phones – turned the experience into a matter of endurance rather than entertainment. It didn’t help that the filmmakers opted to bet the farm on the final surprise twist, a decision that left them farm-free. Mildly amusing