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February 1998 (USA)
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If you were a brilliant young scientist diagnosed with only months to live, what choices would you make...
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Boring and uninspiring.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter Gallagher | ... | Dr. Joe Messenger |
 | Mimi Rogers | ... | Karen Messenger |
 | Jake Lloyd | ... | Jack |
 | Andy Comeau | ... | Tom Inman |
 | Lee Garlington | ||
| Michael O'Neill | ||
 | Dan Martin | ||
 | Robert Vaughn | ... | Adam Spring |
 | Bridgette Wilson | ... | Juliet Spring |
| Tom Nibley | ... | Albert |
| Charles Grueber | ... | Governor |
| David Jensen | ... | Mayor |
| Cynthia Garris | ... | Judge Dairymple |
 | Frank Gerrish | ... | Coroner |
| Mary Bishop | ... | Mary Alice |
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Virtual Obsession (UK)
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What's the matter Joe, huh? You couldn't stand life without a little help from your little Juliette? How many of our neighbors keep their girlfriend's heads in their freezers, Joe? How many... do you think?
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This film is totally pointless and boring. Not even Peter Gallagher can save this movie. It's a shame that such a good actor can only get leading roles in TV movies like this one.
The film is far too long, being 130 minutes, the acting is merely adequate from most, the little kid is annoyingly awful, the production design is boring and dull (summing up the whole film) and the story is totally uninspiring. The woman who is supposed to be seducing Peter Gallagher's character doesn't pull off her role very convincingly and wouldn't make anyone want to leave their loving wife for her and why exactly Peter Gallagher pays her so much interest is beyond me. Further more, why his wife is still with him after his fling and even after he puts the dead woman's chopped up body in their freezer is even more of a conundrum. I haven't read the book `HOST' on which this film is based so I don't know how faithful an adaptation this is but the film doesn't inspire me in any way to track down a copy and give it a read, infact quite the opposite.
I can't think of one good thing to commend this film. Give it a wide birth, unless you suffer from insomnia.
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