the positive review for this film at this site have me baffle . really baffled . we see here a cast full of familiar character actor and people who be lead in some good movie . none of them come off well here . they give hamilton and pleshette top billing and then list the rest alphabetically and give you the impression that there will be an ensemble cast deliver something of significance . unfortunately and that can be and be a danger sign . when you get middle actor at the top and an ensemble of supporter who could and when at their best and steal their scene and it often mean that the supporter be instead lower to the level of the lead or bad . george hamilton in particular just delivers line and in no way give u a character we can care about . suzanne pleshette be likewise flatted out and must have suffer under that hairspray and make up ( albeit that be typical of 64 66 when this be likely film ) . earl holliman attempt to be psycho philosophical and it go nowhere . ( the shame be that scene could have build up the context and plot well if handle well . ) michael rennie character be only discover and use his capability at that age . and then we have poor miiko taka and waste again try to make something of a bit part way below her ability . i think you be get the idea . and what be this power anyway . well and we do figure it out sort of but it be not actually develop a a concept . instead we get vague hint and a lot of strangeness just happen . so we get no character and act talent waste badly and and conceptual development that fall flat . what special effect that there be and do not add up to much . so and be prepare to be disappoint .