TurquoiseB wrote:
> Manhunter -- Clarice Starling was only dealing with physical
> danger when she interacted with Hannibal Lechter. Will Graham
> was psychic. When he got inside the heads of the psycho killers
> he was tracking, he really got inside their heads. The scene I
> like is when Will is in his office and reaches his hand up to
> the window and "feels" the Tooth Fairy out there. Michael Mann's
> film is still the best of the Hannibal franchise, and it displays
> a remarkable respect for the psychic side of law enforcement.
>
> Phenomenon -- John Travolta is remarkable in this film, really
> capturing the simultaneous wonder and poignancy of the process
> of awakening to one's potential.
>
> Just a couple to prime the pump.
>
> What are your favorites?
"Code 46" where Tim Robbins plays an investigator who uses psychic
abilities to solve a case. It is set in a future where you have to have
insurance to do anything (insurance people say we're almost there).
http://imdb.com/title/tt0345061/
Scenes shot in Shanghai and Dubai make US cities seem very retro.
