Review of Intensity

Intensity (1997 TV Movie)
7/10
Deserved much better
12 November 2000
Warning: Spoilers
I probably watched this in the same network tv viewing as Craig, although I thought more highly of the film. Couple comments - which may be coloured by the medium viewed. 1) The movie was called 'Intensity' but whenever the moment got intense they broke to an ad. My wife and I were so annoyed we complained to the station. Do not watch this movie on tv - I guess having it as a mini-series would have been better but still annoying. 2) Why introduce characters/scenes that were utterly irrelevant? The guy crawling out of the root cellar - just to disappear under a dog attack? The black cop that searches, only to end up dead and totally meaningless to the plot? Even the crazy old woman in the Chevy who called the cops was tacked on - notifying the cops ended up making no difference anyways??? The guy's cruelty was already well established. It's just like the wookie defense, it just doesn't make sense. Lastly, 3)the flashbacks were annoying and stupid, and the whole white wolf imagery was too cliched and corny. Apart from this - although you might not think so - it was actually quite an enjoyable movie with good acting, chilling scenes, reasonable suspense in an interesting plot and reasonable dialogue. My vote 7/10 and worth a watch.
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