There is so much to like about this movie. The premise about humans with the ability to link their nervous system with other nervous systems, and influence them in various and often gruesome ways, was a bold and fresh approach to the whole "Psych" movie concept. This gave a plausible way to deal with telepathy and other psychic beliefs without leaving massive questions about how this could work. The way the movie explains it was an unexpected side effect of a new Introuterine drug called "Ephemeral" that produced a generation of "Scanners" really help sell this movie. I know its still fiction, but you have to admit that that when a movie takes you along for a far fetched ride they can either do it right or do it wrong. This movie did it right. The cast is very good. Exspecially, venerable actor Patrick McGoohan as Dr. Ruth and quintessential movie villain Michael Ironside as Revok. They both bring great intensity to their respecitve rolls. Also, the special effects are top notch, for there time, in particular the ending showdown of scanner vs scanner. Now for what when wrong. Despite all the high praise i give this movie it is far from being perfect. If I had to pick the single biggest problem, it would have to be the pacing of the story. There are far too many long dry spells between really good and intense scenes. Its like the scripts gets all reved up for a brief time and they almost stops for and extended amount of time. I think they should have rewritten the middle of the story and tried to make more of an arch. You don't have to have action every five minutes but you should try to keep the tempo at a steady pace to hold the audiences interest. All in all give this movie a chance and you may see what I am getting at.
