Knowing that "Lord of Illusions" is directed by the same man who brought us "Hellraiser", you would probably expect two hours of torture scenes. But Clive Barker has a real treat in store for you. This movie is not a series of torture scenes, but a descent into the unknown. And a cool one at that.
The movie begins several years earlier when a cult leader named Nix (Daniel Von Bargen - aka Commandant Spengler on "Malcolm in the Middle") was killed by follower Philip Swann (Kevin J. O'Connor). In the present, New York detective Harry D'Amour (Scott Bakula) comes out to LA and gets to know Swann and his wife Dorothea (Famke Janssen - of "Goldeneye" and "X-Men" fame). But D'Amour has no idea what's about to happen, because some of the cult members want to resurrect the cult. And this will require certain accidents to happen.
I can't really do justice to this movie by trying to explain it. Barker makes such an interesting use of mind-bendingness that you have to see it to understand it. Just see if you don't come away with your mind blown. You may never believe your eyes again after you see this. And I also would like to say that Famke Janssen is kinda hot in this movie.
The movie begins several years earlier when a cult leader named Nix (Daniel Von Bargen - aka Commandant Spengler on "Malcolm in the Middle") was killed by follower Philip Swann (Kevin J. O'Connor). In the present, New York detective Harry D'Amour (Scott Bakula) comes out to LA and gets to know Swann and his wife Dorothea (Famke Janssen - of "Goldeneye" and "X-Men" fame). But D'Amour has no idea what's about to happen, because some of the cult members want to resurrect the cult. And this will require certain accidents to happen.
I can't really do justice to this movie by trying to explain it. Barker makes such an interesting use of mind-bendingness that you have to see it to understand it. Just see if you don't come away with your mind blown. You may never believe your eyes again after you see this. And I also would like to say that Famke Janssen is kinda hot in this movie.