Directed by:
Jon TurteltaubScreenplay:
Gerald Di PegoCinematography:
Phedon PapamichaelComposer:
Thomas NewmanCast:
John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall, Jeffrey DeMunn, Richard Kiley, Brent Spiner, David Gallagher, Ashley Buccille, Troy Evans (more)Plots(1)
John Travolta plays George Malley, an easy-going car mechanic who's hopelessly in love with a pretty newcomer in town (Kyra Sedgwick) a woman who wants nothing to do with relationships. Then on George's birthday, a mysterious force bestows on him special telekinetic powers and genius mental abilities! It's a phenomenon that will begin to alienate him from his lifelong friends... but it might just bring him closer to the woman he loves. Phenomenon is an inspiring story of love, courage and friendship that will touch your heart. (Park Circus)
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The topic is indeed interesting, comprehensive – we find out the cause of Travolta's psychological change – but that mysterious “enlightenment” that happens by chance under the moonlight didn’t sit sit well with me. Otherwise, it's a touching and intelligent film for easygoing moments, and even for normal moments, which it will make easygoing without any problem. Towards the end, it gets a little sentimental, but it can be endured. Travolta’s performance is excellent, and his character is so vivid that instead of shaking your head and not believing your own eyes, you swallow the love story with line, hook and sinker. Kyra Sedgwick's very rough voice also has its merits, as a rough country girl in the context of the place where the film is set, is much more attractive than many of her more beautiful and more polished colleagues.
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