Film review: Red Lights

Cilian Murphy and Sigourney Weaver travel around the states proving that all those pesky psychic mediums and ghosty people are frankly just a bunch of tits with too much time on their hands. They use their investigative powers to shut all these sheisters down and show them the error of their ways. That is until a blind Robert De Niro turns up. He was around in like the 70's or summin but then went away for a bit and then came back for a bit and sends shivers up Sigourneys spine. He then shows people his spoon bending powers and something to do with salt before coming to a big head to head with Cilian. Cilian gets a bit obsessed throughout the film and gets his end away with the Olsen twins sister, not one of the twins but the one who isn't a twin........you know what I mean.

I really enjoyed this film. Before I saw it I must admit I had heard it was quite good so I had relatively high expectations, which it exceeded. Everybody in it is great. Sigourney can do no wrong as the woman was once Lt Ripley, similar can be said for Bobby D who is a complete legend. Yeh both of them have had their share of shite roles but all together they are both amazing actors. Then there is the lead of Cilian. He is a very good actor and carries the film and the descent into obsession fantastically. The story is gripping and hinges on a simple premise, is De Niro actually a psychic. The magic of the film is it has you debating the question along with Cilian. He carries you into his obsession with him and you genuinely care what he finds once there. The ending is also brilliant and I did not see the film going in that direction. Sara claims she did but then stated that she only knew the answer literally 30 seconds before they tell you, that Sara is not working out the film, sorry but you lose that one. Overall I really liked it.

Verdict: 4.5/5