The Hidden (4 Stars)

This is the last Weird Wednesday event in my cinema for this year. It's a cult film that deserves to be called weird.

Thomas Beck has been a homicide detective for 13 years. He thinks he's seen it all. Then he's confronted with a strange case. A formerly law abiding citizen suddenly turns into a crazed killer. He dies in hospital after a car chase, but the man lying next to him in hospital stands up and also becomes a killer. An FBI agent, Lloyd Gallagher, arrives to help him with the case. The two men don't get along, because Agent Gallagher is keeping secrets.

This is where the weird comes in. The killer is an alien being who jumps from body to body. Agent Gallagher has been pursuing him for years.

The film isn't perfect. It's given away in an early scene that we're dealing with an alien. It would have been better to keep this secret until later in the film. More suspense. More of an ah ha effect.

I've never considered Kyle McLachlan a good actor, but he's perfect for roles like these. He walks around with a smug grin which is infuriating for everyone around him. He'd probably annoy me as well.