Stir of Echoes 1999

Critics score:
67 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Roger Ebert, At the Movies: Kevin Bacon stars in one of his best performances! Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Stir of Echoes gives a classic ghost story extra zip by insisting on the reality of the characters and their place. Read more

Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News: In the wake of The Sixth Sense, it's mostly the many weaknesses of Stir of Echoes that stand out while the movie's unfilled promises disappear like you-know-what. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: In a taut, grippingly intense performance, Bacon captures the frenetic torment of a man driven to extremes by forces he can't begin to fathom. Read more

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: [A] serious, atmospheric, character-driven supernatural drama. Read more

Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: After a compelling first half, the main echoes that this ghost yarn stirs up are of other movies. Read more

Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle: Stir of Echoes is a ghost story and a pretty darn good one. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: It offers a stir of an echo of horror, rather than the genuine cathartic article. Read more

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Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz: David Koepp's second outing as director elevates the horror genre with a refreshing intelligence and humor. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The kind of film that may give you pause the next time you walk into a dark room by yourself. Read more

Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: Stir of Echoes is much more down and dirty, and the thrills are more visceral. Read more

Time Out: The skillful shock cuts will make you jump out of your skin, but it's the digital visualisation of the ghostly Samantha which really makes the flesh crawl. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: The credibility quotient gets its biggest boost from Bacon's shrewdly detailed performance! Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Koepp has made an interesting but irrelevant parallel between the otherworld and movies. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Vibrant, unsettling. Read more