The Lawnmower Man: Director’s Cut Review

A ground-breaking scientist (Pierce Brosnan) invents a machine that can turn a mental patient in one of the cleverest people on Earth. But when the gear falls into the government's hands it's turned to darker purposes.

by Kim Newman |
Published on
Release Date:

30 Dec 1992

Running Time:

108 minutes

Certificate:

15

Original Title:

Lawnmower Man: Director’s Cut, The

This silly bit of sci-fi hokum sees a pre-007 Pierce Brosnan as a scientist who uses his simpleton gardener (Jeff Fahey) as a guinea pig for his experiments in IQ-boosting. Warning: if you file your DVDs alphabetically, this will be on the shelf next to Lawrence Of Arabia — selecting the wrong one doesn’t bear thinking about.

The once impressive virtual reality no longer catch the breath, leaving very little to grab the attention.
Just so you know, whilst we may receive a commission or other compensation from the links on this website, we never allow this to influence product selections - read why you should trust us