Stir of Echoes stars Kevin Bacon, who plays Tom Witzky, a guy who gets more than he bargains for after being hypnotized for fun by his sister-in-law.

She accidentally opens the door to his mind, instead of making him open-minded. He sees terrifying visions.

Although it may seem similar to other films, it's well done and generates moments of sheer terror.

Good acting and direction are wasted as a fine, scary ghost story suffers from that most dreaded of all cliches--the predictable ending.

It's too bad, really, because the atmosphere is disquieting, and Kevin Bacon plays his character well.

But if you're expecting a satisfying film, this isn't it.

The movie kept my interest for the first hour with good acting, but then in the last half I felt the film became sloppy with reliance on profane dialogue, violence, and gore.

I thought this adult ghost story, Stir of Echoes, was clumsy at times and too conventional, and unconvincing with a predictable ending.