REVIEW: Robert De Niro' thriller 'Red Lights' dimmed by gimmicks, but keeps viewers guessing
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Just the lingering question of whether or not Silver is a malicious fraud is suspenseful enough.  Luckily the film does course correct back to the far more interesting intellectual debate and caper route.

De Niro is certainly not at his best in "Red Lights" but he is still compelling as the blind and menacing psychic. He isn't necessarily phoning in his performance but he seems more complacent here with just delivering his lines and then moving along. Though subtle and intimidating through the majority of the film, De Niro ultimately succumbs to hamminess by the end. 

Weaver in a leading role again is the highlight of the film. She has quite a few moments where she's able to monologue scientific facts or an emotional backstory that lays waste her co-stars. Welcome back, Sigourney!

"Red Lights" also features the always-wonderful British character actor Toby Jones ("Tinker, Tailor,


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