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 This movie is a rather cheap-looking cross between "Tron" and "Final Destination". It's like "Tron" in the sense a human becomes computerized, though in this case the human is a serial killer who uses address books as part of his modus operandi. It's like "Final Destination" in the sense that the victims are killed through freak household accidents. This may sound like an interesting hybrid, but the story is not particularly good. For instance, the killer gets a lousy introduction (he is suddenly shown driving like an idiot on the wrong side of the road and getting himself into a gnarly car accident, and when he is hospitalized, he somehow gets zapped by an MRI and becomes one with the machinery). To make it worse, he gets an even lousier name: the "Address Book Killer" (ugh!). The deaths he causes are either of the been-there-done-that affair (such as the trite electrocution through water) or overdone to the point of being cheezy (as in the case of a malevolent microwave causing a man's skin to bubble violently--very grotesque but too over-the-top to be taken seriously). On the plus side, it has the rather unique idea of using an atom smasher to destroy someone; the inner workings of the computers look neat (though not as spectacular as it is in "Tron"), and a couple decent actors (Karen Allen, Chris Mulkey) round out a cast of unknowns. The bottom line: "Ghost in the Machine" is another one of those two-star movies which has some glaring flaws yet doesn't bomb completely. It's not a complete waste of time, but it's certainly nothing to write home about either. |
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** NOTE: The more dots, the better the movie. A dozen dots is as good as they get, while one or no dots accounts for what can euphemistically be labeled "bottom-of-the-barrel entertainment." ** |
    
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