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Disturbing Behavior | Year: 1998 Classification: Horror Directed: - David Nutter Actors/Actresses: - James Marsden - Katie Holmes - Nick Stahl - Carly Pope - William Sadler Sort of entertaining, but frankly laughable overall. While having the guts to dare to be something completely different in the horror genre, Disturbing Behaviour is not a movie I would highly recommend. It ranges from entertaining to average to totally laughable and ends up being somewhere in the middle. None of the performances stick out really, maybe except Nick Stahl's as the very literate over-paranoid Gavin who gives the audience a surprise at the end. The direction shines only in the scene of the psychiatric hospital, and the script is muddled with what its trying to achieve. Its nice to see Katie Holmes in a different light and in heaps of sexy tops, and the cool soundtrack is refreshing, but neither can save what this movie really misses out on: plot build-up, thrilling sequences, a good running time and atmosphere to its moody and interesting premise. Disturbing Behaviour is average when it doesn't take itself too seriously, it's good when it tries hard and is downright awful when no effort goes into thinking how the audience will react. I'm bad, I'm bad, I'm bad. This movie ain't though! One name instantly made me watch this movie, Katie Holmes. She's just plain gorgeous! Erm, apart from her, the movie is suprisingly good. It plays like a sort of Faculty, Dawson's Creek X-files kind of movie. You got horror, suspense, relationships and the whole freaky chips in kids brains! However, if you have a DVD player then I advise buying the DVD version as this film has been cut too shreds. Some pivotal scenes that can only be seen on the DVD are not on the shortened video version, which looks like it has been cut to a MTV style movie. The soundtrack, it's good, I don't think that there's a time in the film that doesn't have music in it. The problem, this isn't to everyone's taste, plus, the original score is absolute pants. You know, the theme tune like the Jaw's theme etc etc! Fortuantely, the original score doesn't get much play time in the movie at all. On the whole, I really enjoyed this movie. I was engrossed from the minute it started playing. An hour and a half of pure relaxation. I put this down to some good acting, a good sountrack, which is constant, and Katie Holmes. Damn she's hot! Anyway, before I start too ramble again, I advise buying this movie. Yep, even the video version but if the DVD is at your disposal then I say even better! Better than you think This movie is one that definately should be seen by everyone that can handle it. It deals with living for what you want for yourself, not what everyone else wants, and does it in a way that will send chills up your spine. No gory scenes; a few shocks in a hospital add to the feeling of all out creepiness. The high school students in a small town are changing from druggies and slackers into picture-perfect, and parent-perfect, model students (called Blue Ribbons), and no one in town seems to mind. The problem is, the students didn't do it willingly; their parents signed them up for a program that alters their minds. When a new student finds that one of his friends has been changed into a Blue Ribbon, he decides to do something about it. You find yourself rooting on the misfits and booing the jocks. An excellent supporting cast surrounds James Mardson, who does a wonderful job of winning the fight and winning the girl at the same time; the girl being Katie Holmes, one of the most talented actors of her generation, who manages to knock out the school football champion. Buy Disturbing Behavior at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Disturbing Behavior Search with the Priority Search Engine on Disturbing Behavior This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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