With The Sorcerers, Boris Karloff went back to his native country of England to make this for director Michael Reeves. He plays Professor Marcus Monserrat-a disgraced hypnotist who lives with his wife, Estelle (Catherine Lacey), in a drab apartment. They've created a new machine that allows them to experience and control the minds of anyone they manage to get tested on it. That someone would be Mike Roscoe (Ian Ogilvy), a young man who seems bored with the swinging '60s London lifestyle as evidenced by his nonchalant treatment of his girlfriend Nicole (Elizabeth Ercy) and their friend Alan (Victor Henry). Unfortunately, while Marcus wants to use it to help certain kinds of people, Estelle just wants some thrills...The plot seemed to be similar to Brainstorm, only more disturbing especially concerning the Estelle character. The mix of atmospheres is quite exciting and the shocks are genuinely frightening. Karloff is at his most sympathetic here as he feels truly overwhelmed by Ms. Lacey's aggressive power. And seeing Ogilvy truly trying to be a mix of emotions without overdoing it was compellingly played here. Also good was Sally "Dani" Sheridan (Nicollette's mother) as singer Laura Ladd and young Susan George as Audrey Woods, Mike's previous girlfriend. In summation, The Sorcerers comes highly recommend due to Karloff and the rest of the cast.
Review of The Sorcerers
