Such a frustrating disappointment

Highly Overrated But Still Good

As Good As It Gets

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

I have not read the book that this is about, but it seems to follow a similar plot to other Koontz books.Overall I considered this a dandy movie which was much better than most other Koontz adaptations. The acting was surprisingly good with no one detracting from the film and a few quite excellent performances as well as the sexy Julie Warner who did an excellent job.My only real complaint is that the big explanation/twist/secret is given away at the beginning of the movie. This was also a big disappointment in Hideaways and it seems that Koontz screenplays have to be this way. Besides giving everything (the whole mystery) away at the start, this was a fun action/suspense movie that I quite enjoyed. It won't knock your socks off, but is certainly worth the time to view it.

The actors chosen to play the characters were adequate at best. The premise of the story was changed, making much less sense. The only thing that remained the same was the fact that there was an author and a clone of him. After that the story deteriorates.I don't know why a Dean Koontz book cannot be made into a movie without making ridiculous changes to the story line. The changes that were made took away the motivation from the characters, so there is no understanding why they do what they do. Drew Oslett actually has a significant reason in the book for pursuing the clone, but that is completely lost in the movie. Clocker's role was pretty insignificant in the movie, but was essential in the book. This movie was not worth the two nights of viewing. If you want a good story, read the book.

Ok.. I was planning to give this one a bad review, and when I found out that I saw the 127 minute edited version and not the hour longer original version, it just came clear to me how lucky I was. In short, if you've ever seen a thriller before then you will know all the twists and turns and it's just boring and bad. As for the "effects" when Stephen Baldwin wrestles himself... we just fell over laughing. And if you've ever read more than one Dean R. Koontz book then you probably know it involves a government experiment gone wrong. Avoid. Please.

Well, I just watched part 1 of this flick last night. An excellent start. Teleplay writer Stephen Tolkin is quite talented... the first hour of part 1 he created almost entirely by himself...the material he used was only mentioned in Koontz's novel AFTER the action took place to explain things to the reader. And Tolkin took that info. and turned it into the beginning ot the movie. Brilliant! Thus far, I've also been impressed w/ Stephen Baldwin in 2 the main roles. But most impressive to me in part 1 was Thomas Haden Church as Drew Oslett. I've always liked Church, but never thought he was so talented as he reveals himself to be here. Well, after I watch part 2 on Thurs. night, I'll be back to talk more!