I thought John C. McGinley shone as the creepy serial murder... the movie had such an air of uniqueness to it, not like some that you can see the plot coming a mile away... lots of talented people and even animals, and through it all a masterful portrayal of Mcginley's character.As the title says, the intensity builds, and just when you think its solved, it gets better.If you've never seen it, you should find it and I'd even add it to my collection when I find it again... we saved it on the DVR.Don't know what else to say, but they want ten lines... I recommend highly.

What on earth were people complaining of the ending about? In the 3 hour made for TV flick INTENSITY, the finale and some details of it deviate from the novel but it doesn't mean it is absent of denouement. It has about the same sensitive and emotional resolve that the book gives to its heroine Chyna Shepherd, portrayed perfectly by Molly Parker. Based on reviews I would have thought that the movie would fade to black pointlessly after the final confrontation. But gladly it doesn't and it nicely pays off and brings to a close all the backstory that is skillfully juxtapoused in between scenes of this thrillful suspenser.There are even some interesting new elements added such as that of the good African American sheriff. And even the old lady. I cracked up during their interaction and the sheriff says, "China? Has this become international already?"Perhaps they use it to fill the gap of more introspective scenes in the book where mental soliloquy can't possibly be translated into cinematic form without being perverse. What makes this better than the common B-Movie thriller that we get a plethora of in Cinemax is the backstory involved of the movie's heroine. Or should we call her super heroine. All of that laid down from the novel of Dean Koontz. Maybe I comment on this positively because of my bias for the author who has given me so much awe and wonderment in fiction, but maybe I do because I am genuinely pleased by the way this was slapped into celluloid.I also notice that the writers manage to slip in the little subliminal reference of why the villain is afraid of the stars or the shining sun. In the novel it was only in prose, but gladly in the film Chyna notices it and sounds off much to the perturbance of the villain, so masterfully portrayed by John McGinley with furious gusto.I can only hope that the many beautiful pieces of literature from Dean Koontz can be adapted in motion picture form as decently as INTENSITY. I hear the same positiveness for SOLE SURVIVOR, which I also hope to bump into later on. Not particularly excited about THE HUSBAND, but as I write this I am anxious for next year's Sam Raimi produced THE TAKING. I can only hope such infidelities and deviations that take place will be inconsequential, just as the liberties taken from the book in INTENSITY are to me.5/5

I come from the Uk and this film was shown a few weeks ago on TV and when I started watching it I was immediately hooked and watching it in suspense. This is one of the most scary films I have ever seen, the killer Vess is great in this film and played brilliantly, the heroine Chyna is also greatly played and believable. The storyline itself is really well done and it all makes sense and greatly acted in this TV series. Chyna Shepard is an insecure woman who when her friend gets murdered by a killer (Vess) decides it is her job to rescue on of his captives, a little girl called Ariel. After this film I have bought 2 Dean Koontz books and hope to read more....

This show is one of the few TV Mini-Series that I have yet to grow tired of watching (since I first saw it aired on Fox in 1997). It is beyond the typical slash & dash, "gore fest", but instead it centers on the psychological redemption of an abused innocent who finally receives her opportunity to fight back years later. Molly Parker was selected & courted for this role after her critically acclaimed role in "Kissed". It is her portrayal of the character Chyna Sheppard that makes this movie above the other "TV Movie of the Week". She is absolutely riveting in her performance, & whenever I am having a bad or perhaps sad day/week...I just replay this movie & it reminds me that "you are not alone". If you want a psychological thriller on the level of Silence of the Lambs, this is one for you. It very closely follows the Dean R. Koontz novel, with a slight twist at the end that helps keep it fresh for even those like myself who had read the book before seeing the mini-series (as there was a twist with the screen version of Silence of the Lambs that helped it remain "fresh" as the end neared). This TV mini-series has never been released on home video, but it is sometimes replayed on "The Mystery Channel" if your cable network carries it. Tune in. You will never be disappointed or alone.