Mind Ripper – Movie Review
First Reaction – Mind Ripper lacks the horrors behind the idea.
Director: Joe Gayton
Writer: Jonathan Craven, Phil Mittleman (Screenplay)
Cast
- Lance Henriksen (Aliens)
- Claire Stansfield (Drop Zone)
- John Diehl (The Client)
- Natasha Gregson Wagner (Urban Legend)
- Giovanni Ribisi (Gone in 60 Seconds)
Plot: Government scientists attempt to reanimate a corpse they found in the desert, but end up inadvertently creating a monster.
Runtime: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Mind Ripper starts when Alex Hunter (Diehl) leads an experiment on a corpse, hoping to reanimate it. His team, including Joanne (Stansfield), Rob (Sporleder) and others, faces the problem of creation coming to life. It goes on a rampage through the facility, and they call in Jim Stockton (Henriksen) to solve the problem.
When the creation begins its rampage, it becomes a battle to stop it before it takes everyone out. However, the creation is far deadlier than they ever imagined.
Verdict on Mind Ripper
Recap
The movie follows a group of scientists playing with reincarnation, which goes wrong. They call in a rescue from an expert. However, the creation is has become too powerful, and it becomes a race to prevent it from escaping.
Best Parts
The idea of the facility exploring reincarnation is interesting, but it creates chaos when things are pushed too far. Elsewhere, the location is good, as it creates a mysterious facility and isolation.
Worst Parts
How everything unfolds is not very entertaining; it is mostly crawling through long corridors. The creation doesn’t feel scary either; it doesn’t have an imposing figure like it suggests. Elsewhere, some of the performances are not very impressive either.
Final Thoughts – Mind Ripper is a basic late-night horror without much suspense.
