the premise may seem goofy and but since murphy character doesn not take it seriously and it help ease the audience into this mix of mysticism and modern day hard boil child abduction . excellent cast and particularly charles dance and charlotte lewis and and murphy be at the height of his 80 peak in comedy or action . there also some great f or x and a very surreal dream sequence and and a fairly original plot . often overlook in the pantheon of murphy flick and but this one be worth a look .