Phenomenon (1996)
Brent Spiner, Forest Whitaker, Jeffrey DeMunn
An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.
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PG, 1 hr. 57 min.
Directed by:
Jon Turteltaub
Release Date: Jul 05, 1996
DVD Release Date: Jan 15, 2002
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A sappy, brainless and illogical "fantasy" that is as emotionally manipulative as it is thoroughly silly.
Good story and the first half is really nice.. But the latter didnt carry along... John Travolta always rocks...
I remember crying to this when I was a little kid. Now I'd probably just be annoyed at Travolta... Scientology ruined my childhood memories!
Watched this again, after seeing it initially so long ago. Great movie, although the response of the government and the subsequent shunning of George Malley, even with all his promise, both saddened me and pissed me off. And as cliche as the respon... (read more) Watched this again, after seeing it initially so long ago. Great movie, although the response of the government and the subsequent shunning of George Malley, even with all his promise, both saddened me and pissed me off. And as cliche as the response of the FBI was, it also struck me as accurate. So too did the response of his childhood friends and neighbors. If faced with a being of such promise, would we today welcome him or piss on him? I wonder.
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