The Trigger Effect

The film's opening sequence takes the audience inside a mall, where a series of minor slights among strangers leads to an inexorable tension. Eventually, the focus settles on the main characters of The Trigger Effect, Matthew (Kyle MacLachlan) and his wife Annie (Elisabeth Shue). When a massive ...more

Screenwriter David Koepp (The Panic Room) did a tremendous job in bringing his directorial debut, The Trigger Effect, to the screen. Even in blockbusters like Jurassic Park, Koepp has always found a way to mix ideas and strong characterizations with suspense and action. The Trigger Effect was inspired by a BBC documentary series, Connections, and while it's nearly as unrelenting in its tension, it also makes salient points about society's tenuous grasp on civilization. There's already something ...more