One of the best films i have seen

Just perfect...

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Blistering performances.

Sorry to say, in this outing, Stephen Baldwin can't act his way out of a paper bag. To top it off, his haircut looks like it was done by a barber school drop-out. Here he has two roles, that of the family man writer of mysteries, and the other a "clone" raised to be a killer without a memory.I get that his alter-ego would be pretty lame in the emotive expressions department due to his upbringing, but Baldwin does the same thing with his main writer character. Of the Baldwin brothers, he is pretty much the most limited in acting ability, yet can still do well if directed well. That didn't happen here. This is evidenced by other superb actors being allowed to put in rudimentary performances.Stephen Baldwin looks as though he'd be super as a Western villain, as he has that sort of appearance, smallish darting eyes, a sneering sort of smile. Though I typically like him in films, and partly because he can't rely upon the Baldwin appearance, he's not really got the leading man looks. He can still be a fine character actor.FYI, the US DVD release states on the back that it's the 132 min version, but in fact it is the full-length two-part 190+ min version as was originally broadcast. I think they just took the shorter version VHS liner notes and placed them on the DVD.

I would say all in all a decent TV movie. There was a lot from the book that never made it into the movie but that is to be expected. I'm sure Koontz himself would have done things different if he could have had FULL control. But considering the books are generally butchered for the screen anyway there is not much you can do about that.The movie flowed well and the acting was solid. The kids were very real and believable, and Baldwin was good in the duel role. I thought the wife (played by Julie Warner) could have been cast better, she seemed a bit out of step with the feel of the story.It's worth watching.

As far as Dean Koontz films go, the adaptations to his works usually leave me feeling ... robbed of a good experience. His novels are excellent, but the adaptations are horrid. With "Phantoms," some actual money was spent, and Dean R. Koontz himself write the screenplay, and was one of the producers. This made for the best Koontz movie to date. This time, Mr. Koontz is a co-executive producer, and apparently retained a bit of control over this production by doing so, because this is even better than "Phantoms."If this keeps up, his work may actually one day receive the attention and financial backing it deserves.That having been said, this is a fun movie. The youngest Baldwin not withstanding, the acting performances (especially those of the two girls featured as Baldwin's daughters) were extremely good, the direction this time was better than decent, and the story was not too badly ripped.I was actually quite surprised with the raised level of quality to this production. I was also surprised to find that I highly enjoyed this film; it was fun, quirky, and well executed. I found this movie was actually quite well done. Yes, of course, it could have been better, but this could possibly be the turn around for Koontz and his work.At least, I hope so.On the "B" scale, this movie rates an 8.8/10.That's a 7.2/10 on the "A" scale from...the Fiend :.

Out of all Koontz' novels, I didn't expect this to be one on network TV. Then seeing Stephen Baldwin would be doing the dual roles I thought it'd suck bad. But it was surprisingly good, he did alright. Not as good as Intensity, I gave this a 7/10