Review #48 - In Dreams (1999)

Netflix spoke to me in a dream, and they said: "Claire Cooper's (Annette Bening) peaceful family life takes a chilling turn when a mysterious serial killer (Robert Downey Jr) invades her seemingly idyllic New England town and starts haunting her dreams with dark clues to his next deadly moves. Unable to convince the police, her doctor or even her husband of her link with the madman, Claire must confront the killer alone, before another terrifying dream becomes a reality."

All righty then.

This movie reminded me of "What Lies Beneath". You remember, Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfieffer? Right now, you are either nodding your head and saying, "ahhh", or you have moved on to the next paragraph.

First observation: Annette Bening plays nutso really well. Second observations: So does Our Hero.

So, it turns out that RDJR's character kills Annette Bening's little girl and her husband, and ties up her dog. This obviously has an adverse affect on Annette's psyche, as she is haunted by dreams of the killer's next moves. In the end, she wins out because she starts "haunting" the killer. A lot of other stuff happens in the middle, but you get the gist.

Did I like it? Yep. My only criticism would be the number of F bombs that Annette and her husband drop when they are talking to each other. "Honey, I'm going to the f--ing store and buy some f---ing bread. Do you f---ing need anything?" Okay, perhaps a slight script stretch. But again, you get the gist.

So, if you like creepy movies, you would probably like this one. I'll go with a 7.5.