Nicolas Cage does a really good job of portraying a nerdy college prof whose life is thrown into turmoil when he starts to appear in other people's dreams. As more and more people dream of him, a hysteria develops whereby people fear him for what he seems to be doing in their dreams. Soon, everyone is mistreating him, not letting him go out in public places, and he has done nothing to earn this hatred. We see bigotry in highly distilled terms.
The film is a bumpy but interesting ride. Elements of cringe and an awkward end to boot. It seemed a bit like a Twilight Zone episode of old. I wonder why he never thought of disguises?
The film is a bumpy but interesting ride. Elements of cringe and an awkward end to boot. It seemed a bit like a Twilight Zone episode of old. I wonder why he never thought of disguises?