Many reviewers here have said that this film is probably only worth watching if you are a Kristy McNicholl fan and that may well be true and I'll admit I have a video copy for that very reason. This is the darkest role that was played by Kristy and is in stark contrast to her earlier Tomboy roles, and that should have been a good move for her. But this movie doesn't give her enough of a chance to prove her potential.
"Dream Lover" shows Kristy in a light that was different from Buddy (Family) just as "Extremities" shows the late Farrah Fawcett in a darker role than those for which she was previously known. Both actresses deserved better opportunities to show the harder, grittier acting of which they were capable.
For me, the best scene in the film is the one where she reacts to the experiment not being stopped at the agreed signal, and the conflicting anger and upset from the character is brilliantly shown by Kristy. I find it hard to watch, knowing what eventually happened to this young actress in her personal life and that she never got to make the movies that would have shown how powerful an actress I believe she was going to be when she was older. Watching it makes me wonder what she could have done later on.
May be I am biased, as a fan, but when Kristy stopped acting that was a great loss to the movie industry. For that reason alone I would recommend watching this film if you can.
"Dream Lover" shows Kristy in a light that was different from Buddy (Family) just as "Extremities" shows the late Farrah Fawcett in a darker role than those for which she was previously known. Both actresses deserved better opportunities to show the harder, grittier acting of which they were capable.
For me, the best scene in the film is the one where she reacts to the experiment not being stopped at the agreed signal, and the conflicting anger and upset from the character is brilliantly shown by Kristy. I find it hard to watch, knowing what eventually happened to this young actress in her personal life and that she never got to make the movies that would have shown how powerful an actress I believe she was going to be when she was older. Watching it makes me wonder what she could have done later on.
May be I am biased, as a fan, but when Kristy stopped acting that was a great loss to the movie industry. For that reason alone I would recommend watching this film if you can.