Dean Koontz’s Intensity

Published in Cinemarolling by Cache Ecrivain, on November 30, 2009

My review of the movie based on Dean Koontz’s novel, Intensity.

Intensity is a novel written by the popular author, Dean Koontz. In 1997 a movie based on this novel was released. John C. McGinley (known for his role as Dr. Cox on Scrubs) plays the killer, Edgar (pronounced “Edger”) Vess, and he does a brilliant job! He did a very good job at portraying the craziness and dangerousness of the role he was given. Molly Parker plays a stunning heorine, Chyna Shepherd, in the story.

The story follows a young pyschology major who witnesses her friends entire family brutally killed by a home intruder (who does not know of she’s there). Events lead to her sneaking into his RV and being trapped in there until he stops for gas. She witnesses two more murders, discovers the man is holding a young girl in his basement, and decides she is the only girls chance. She steals a car from the gas station and follows the killer. The Killer eventually gets her and traps her in his home, intrigued by her. Now Chyna has to save her and the young girl, Ariel, before Edgar gets home from work!

This entire movie takes place in a 24 hour time frame, and it’s jammed pack with action and suspense! Although the movie keeps everything the book had, it also adds some characters and events. I don’t think all of these additions were necessary, but they didn’t ruin the movie for me.