Disappointing. The blurb on the back promises "a virtual storm of sci-fi excitement." Oh no. Oh no, no, no. "Brainstorm" takes a promising idea (pre-dating "Strange Days" by a good decade) of a machine that can record and relay full-sensory experiences. It has a promising start as we're introduced to the technology and, in a prank, Christopher Walken is wired into a chimp's consciousness. But it's all downhill from there.The film moves slooowly - one hour in, there's been no real plot points. The film seems to be ready to go in different directions, but those threads are left hanging. The one other good idea in the film - following a mind's consciousness into and beyond death - is powerfully recorded, but is stuck in an oasis of bland, boring and pointless. The film features (now retro) graphics that still look great (for the most part), but this movie lacks a sense of pace or purpose. This really is a movie that doesn't move.
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