Warren (Joe McDonald) is a geeky librarian who is painfully shy when it comes to talking to women. He finds a research paper in the library archives and reads it, which helps him unlock his untapped psychic powers. Warren then uses his new gifts to score with women and get back at his enemies. The only catch is, the more he uses it, the more it starts to change him. He soon sets his sights on his new coworker Sandy (Shirley Ross), who is forced to go along with his commands. It’s then up to his best friends Brad (Kevin Hart) and Larry (Wade Kelley) to stop him.
Mind Killer has a cheesy USA Up All Night kind of vibe to it. It’s all sort of ludicrous, but not quite enough to make it entertaining. It’s also a little on the dull side as the dialogue and romance scenes don’t have a whole lot of energy. Although it contains a potentially good idea, the muddled execution and missed opportunities ultimately makes for a frustrating viewing experience. On the bright side, director Michael (Night Vision) Krueger does deliver some gooey and gloppy special effects scenes. It’s just a shame you have to wait till the last fifteen minutes to see them.
The tone is a little out of whack too. The nightclub scenes are really goofy and almost feel like they came out of another entirely different movie. One thing I can say for these bits though is that it’s hard to hear what the characters are saying because the music is so loud, so it’s actually kind of true to life. Unfortunately, the weird asides (like the scene where the guy listens to records of coyotes howling) don’t exactly help either. While we do get some okay moments near the end, the film is just too uneven to come together in a satisfying way.
Krueger also wrote Lone Wolf and The Amityville Curse.
AKA: Mindkiller. AKA: The Brain Creatures.
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