DOPPELGANGER: THE EVIL WITHIN
A film review by Ken Johnson
Copyright 1993 Ken Johnson
1:45, R, Suspense/Horror, 1992 Director: Avi Nesher Cast: Drew Barrymore, George Newbern, Dennis Christopher, Leslie Hope, Stanley DeSantis, Dan Shor, George Maharis, Peter Dobson, Sally Kellerman
Drew Barrymore, a young girl, is being bothered by her doppelganger, that is killing off her family in New York. She moves to Los Angeles and moves into an apartment with George Newbern. He finds out about Barrymore's problem with her doppelganger and tries to help her with it.
DOPPELGANGER: THE EVIL WITHIN was just released to CBS/FOX home video. DOPPELGANGER is a reasonably good B-grade horror film and is worth a rental if you enjoy the genre. If you don't tend to enjoy B-horror movies, then I would recommend that you skip this one. On a scale of zero to five, I give DOPPELGANGER a four. DOPPELGANGER is rated R for explicit language, graphic violence, and female nudity.
DOPPELGANGER is reasonably well written. The story line is interesting and the film moves smoothly along. The characters are interesting and develop well. The story line isn't overly predictable. Unfortunately, the ending to the film is a big let down. It doesn't hook in well to the rest of the film and seems to be a big cop-out.
The acting in the film is reasonably good. Drew Barrymore (MOTORAMA, BEYOND CONTROL: THE AMY FISHER STORY) is great. George Newbern also does a very good job. Dennis Christopher (JAKE SPEED, STEPHEN KING'S IT) also does a good job. Sally Kellerman (MEATBALLS 3, THREE FOR THE ROAD) is definitely the low point of the film. I wish that someone else had been cast in her role.
-------- Ken Johnson blj@mithrandir.cs.unh.edu
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