TMT is not an awful movie, but it isn't a very good one. Surfing the wave of telekinetic movies that were churned out after "Carrie" was a surprise hit in 1976, TMT puts a distinctively British spin on horror. There are some aspects of the movie that are admirable...the approach to storytelling through intermingling of past and present, the (relative) lack of violence, the supporting characters, and a sly sense of humor, for example. But the only really compelling reason to watch this movie is to hear Richard Burton. What acting he does is quite minimal, but the dialogue snaps to life when he delivers his lines. Lee Remick. on the other hand, is trying to handle a role she simply doesn't have the chops for.
Having watched the movie again just recently, I have come to believe that it would have been a much better movie if it had even less violence than it does. The opening scene is compulsory, but some disaster footage later in the movie would have been even more effective if it had been implied, rather than shown.
Overall, a fairly effective and relatively bloodless horror film.
Having watched the movie again just recently, I have come to believe that it would have been a much better movie if it had even less violence than it does. The opening scene is compulsory, but some disaster footage later in the movie would have been even more effective if it had been implied, rather than shown.
Overall, a fairly effective and relatively bloodless horror film.