Synopsis
Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional sceptics. Tom starts to develop an intense obsession with Silver, whose magnetism becomes stronger with each new manifestation of inexplicable events. As Tom gets closer to Silver, tension mounts, and his worldview is threatened to its core.
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Cast
- Sigourney WeaverMargaret Matheson
- Robert De NiroSimon Silver
- Cillian MurphyTom Buckley
- Elizabeth OlsenSally Owen
- Toby JonesPaul Shackleton
- Joely RichardsonMonica Handsen
- Karen DavidDana
- Craig RobertsBen
- Burn GormanBenedict Cohen
- Gina BramhillJudi Cale
Recommendations
- 67
Entertainment Weekly
As a sinister ESP showman, Robert De Niro is corny and fun. - 60
Movieline
The movie muddles to a rug-pulling ending that doesn't, despite its efforts, shed new light on what's come before. - 50
The New York Times
Before Silver hijacks the plot, Rodrigo Cortés's smart, talky screenplay and tense direction hold our attention, as much for the unpredictability of the story as the ease with which Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy slide into their roles. - 42
The A.V. Club
Red Lights' setup is silly but fun, with a fair degree of self-awareness that the film's entire "super-scientists vs. celebrity spiritualists" premise is a hoot. - 40
Variety
Instead of adding to the experience, the picture's ill-conceived twists amount to a severe miscalculation on Cortes' part. - 40
Village Voice
Much as I want to believe in Cortés, who is clearly talented and ambitious, there is just too much in Red Lights that encourages agnosticism. - 30
Time
Red Lights reaches for a "The Sixth Sense"-style twist and whiffs it completely. - 25
Observer
Red Lights goes astray on so many levels that I gave up trying to figure it out before the end of the second reel.
