Red Lights (2012)

Red Lights: Directed by Rodrigo Cortés. With Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Toby Jones. Psychologist Margaret Matheson and her assistant study paranormal activity, which leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic who has resurfaced years after his toughest critic mysteriously passed away.

“Firstly, apologies for the review title. Iu0026#39;ve seen too many tabloid headlines.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRed Lights was reasonably original, well-written and well-acted. Any movie that can tick these three boxes is worth a look. Although the build up to the introduction of De Nirou0026#39;s character (Simon Silver) represented a slightly excessive portion of the movie it was, nevertheless, interesting. I gather the ending has divided opinion quite a lot, and I admit that it could have been done much better. Iu0026#39;ve said before when reviewing movies that itu0026#39;s never a good sign when you have to have a character explicitly explain just what has happened in the film. It might have been a better idea to leave it without the explanation and let the audience decide. That might have stoked up debate in a good way and generated some more interest in the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eActing-wise iu0026#39;m sorry to say iu0026#39;m always skeptical when Robert De Niro appears in a movie nowadays. The man was a terrific actor in his day, but heu0026#39;s been in a lot of recent turkeys. He doesnu0026#39;t have a lot of screen-time here but his performance was fine. If he keeps choosing credible films like this one his reputation will start to repair itself. Sigourney Weaver performs with credit as usual and I always rate Cillian Murphy highly.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDefinitely worth going to see this. Itu0026#39;s above average, if only slightly.”