This first directorial
effort from screenwriter David Koepp (Mission: Impossible,
Jurassic Park) is a laughable fable about how rudeness really
hurts. MacLachlan and Shue play an on-the-edge couple whose
sense of ennui gets worse when a mysterious electrical blackout
envelops their city. Further sparking their disconnection is a
romantic rival (Dermot Mulroney), suburban white-flight
hysteria, and a mistrust of others that results in tragedy and a
circle-the-wagons mentality. With an overly pedantic tone and
humdrum acting, The Trigger Effect may be an earnest Twilight
Zone-style allegory, but on video it's simply white noise.
Originally posted Jan 31, 1997Published in issue #364 Jan 31, 1997Order article reprints
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