![]() Tom begins hallucinating and feels as though he’s being physically attacked. As nothing more than a joke, she plants a tiny suggestion in his head: you’ll be open to everything. One night at a party, he agrees to be hypnotized by his New Agey sister-in-law. Tom’s unsatisfied with his job, frustrated with how small his life is, and spends most of his nights drinking beer and sitting on the couch. ![]() Kevin Bacon plays Tom, a blue-collar guy with a wife and young son living in a tight-knit neighborhood in Chicago. Stir of Echoes, though, is something you can appreciate no matter how often you watch it. Once you know the big twist, the story loses much of its power. The Sixth Sense was great the first time, good the second, but after that…. What sets Stir apart in my books is its rewatchability (is that a word? If it isn’t, it should be). At a surface level, both films have the same set-up: the main character sees dead people. Released mere weeks from The Sixth Sense, Stir of Echoes wasn’t given much of a chance to make a stir. So I’d like to bring a few of those gems back into the light and remind you that sometimes the blockbusters aren’t the only films that can give you plenty of bang for your buck. But there are times when a truly amazing movie slips into-and out of-theaters without much buzz before fading into obscurity. ![]() The last thing I’d consider myself is a cinematic snob. I love the mainstream, popular, and critically acclaimed films as much as the next person.
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