Albino teenager--psychic, telekinetic, brilliant--is found orphaned in a rural home and is brought out into the cold cruel world for the first time. Writer-director Victor Salva follows every cliché down the path to predictability; he effectively wrings emotion from tender scenes, though he lays the schoolyard bully stuff on mighty thick. Consequently, his terrific finale is nearly overshadowed by the heavy-handed treatment (with lots of nasties in the supporting line-up). Fine cast--including Sean Patrick Flanery, Mary Steenburgen, Jeff Goldblum, Lance Henriksen, Ray Wise and Susan Tyrrell--turn in solid performances. ** from ****
Review of Powder
