Nice effects though.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Really the title says it all. The audacity to cast that guy as a 17 year old is just incredible. They barely even try to make him look 17. It's good for other reasons but I'm obsessed with this

Impressed with the realism of his latest virtual reality video game, a teen horror fan begins to suspect the murders in the game actually happened in this nifty thriller shot in suburban Montreal. The film awkwardly shies over how the technology works, but the central concept is terrific with shades of 'Videodrome' and 'eXistenZ', especially as the game is promoted as one that "interfaces with your subconscious". We also see the protagonist being questioned about his obsession with horror, which brings to mind similar scenes in 'Videodrome' in which James Woods is asked what sort of person would watch the pirate broadcast. One of the cleverest meta lines in 'Brainscan' is "do all these horror movies that you watch make sense?"; the line is uttered though by an annoying comical supporting character that emerges after thirty minutes to taunt the protagonist. To be fair, some of his taunts are clever, especially as they poke into the boy's increasing paranoia, but his presence really spins the film in a strange comedic direction after the deliciously dark first half-hour. That said, the central concept of 'Brainscan' is still juicy enough for the film to retain interest until the end. The comical final scene does not quite work but the denouement is surprisingly good with the teenager truly altering his outlook on horror, gaming and the like as the result of his experiences.

I'm not great with reviews, I'm not even completely certain why when people ask me what my favorite movie of all time is.. I say Brainscan. There's just something about when I think of it..it takes me somewhere in my mind, a dark happy place. The two things that initially attracted me to this movie was the lead actor Edward Furlong (Terminator 2: Judgement Day), and the soundtrack including bands like Primus, White Zombie, and Mudhoney. I don't have a real feel for horror flicks, but I love a good sci-fi, I think this movie would fall somewhere in between the two. In fact, I'm off to watch it now. Just remember... "Real, unreal, what's the difference? So long as you don't get caught." - The Trickster

I was surprised how cool this movie really is, a lot better than suggested here. Edward Furlong plays his main character very well in this movie. Honestly I especially like "bad" horror movies because they are many times funny as well, which you don't see in the average "ohh now I am supposed to be scared movie's"The background music is great as well!At last I was also surprised at the actor who play's "The Trickster" (Who acts crazy funny and mad!) (he doesn't play any many movie's which is weird in my opinion!)8/10 for me.