It's 1985 South Carolina. College student Cayce Bridges (Ally Sheedy) uses her psychic ability to catch a killer. Since then, she has caught more killers and has written books on the cases. Her manager Jessica Moreau (Lauren Hutton) brings her a new book deal. There is a new killer on the loose and skeptical police detective Webber is forced to work with Cayce. The media names the killer, Shadow Man (Pruitt Taylor Vince). He also has psychic powers which he uses to instill fear in his victims.
Ally Sheedy was my favorite Brat Packer back in the day. She never gained A-level fame but I still like her to this day. After her early successes faded away, she was left with some B-level material. This is one of them. The premise is fine for a supernatural crime thriller. Her visions can get a bit cheesy. It's better to let her say it and act it out rather than have the blurry visions all the time. Everything is fine until the laundromat. After the laundromat, it makes sense to call the police detectives. Before that, she's trying to appease the killer but that goes out the window at that point. When they are being followed, Jack should back up and ram the car. They're in a truck and he's in a car. They have the upper hand while driving. They lose that upper hand once they're on foot. Cayce says that he has a gun and yet he doesn't. Did he lose it and I missed it? The third act should be Webber and Wu joining them as they drive around the neighborhood. They could get into a car chase which ends in a foot chase in the carnival. I do like the hall of mirrors but I don't understand the turning point. Suddenly, she can overpower him but I don't know why. This is a fine B-level serial killer thriller with a problematic third act.
Ally Sheedy was my favorite Brat Packer back in the day. She never gained A-level fame but I still like her to this day. After her early successes faded away, she was left with some B-level material. This is one of them. The premise is fine for a supernatural crime thriller. Her visions can get a bit cheesy. It's better to let her say it and act it out rather than have the blurry visions all the time. Everything is fine until the laundromat. After the laundromat, it makes sense to call the police detectives. Before that, she's trying to appease the killer but that goes out the window at that point. When they are being followed, Jack should back up and ram the car. They're in a truck and he's in a car. They have the upper hand while driving. They lose that upper hand once they're on foot. Cayce says that he has a gun and yet he doesn't. Did he lose it and I missed it? The third act should be Webber and Wu joining them as they drive around the neighborhood. They could get into a car chase which ends in a foot chase in the carnival. I do like the hall of mirrors but I don't understand the turning point. Suddenly, she can overpower him but I don't know why. This is a fine B-level serial killer thriller with a problematic third act.