Predestination (2015)
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
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Waste of time
Good concept, poorly executed.
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Here's a movie in which you wouldn't be able to stop talking about it. It's a big questions mark. And it begs the questions "Which comes first? The chicken or the egg?"
Predestination is one of those science fiction films that perfectly exemplifies everything that confuses and fascinates me about time travel. It's both brilliantly cerebral and mind bogglingly complex. But the movie tightly tells the complex story in 90 minutes, without sacrificing any nuance. It's one of the few movies that I can say I instantly knew I was going to buy the blu-ray right after the credits rolled. Among the many impressive aspects to the story, is the story-telling structure. It feels equally part Nolan and Kubrickian, with a bit of a David Lynch/David Fincher vibe mixed in. However most importantly, Predestination feels like an original film bolstered by performances from the always great Ethan Hawke, as well as the career making turn from Sarah Snook. The depths both of them take their roles, but particularly Snook, is fascinating. And surprisingly neither of them were considered for Oscar noms in 2015. In short, Predestination is one of the best sci-fi's of the last decade.10/10
'Predestination (2014)' is a fantastic time-travel film that stands up to scrutiny even on multiple watches. It is an unpredictable story that's riveting from start to finish. The narrative starts off slowly, seemingly insignificant for much of the run-time, but then a sudden change in pace and some major plot reveals shift all that came before and make each frame wholly necessary. It really is a surprisingly, and satisfyingly, complex yet cohesive story. The circles it makes make perfect sense. The flick has a much lower budget than most features, yet stands tall due to its fantastic script which proves it really is all in the writing. This should be seen by every fan of science-fiction or time-travel. 8/10
By now it should be impossible for a time-travel movie NOT to induce a yawn. How many of the damn things are there now?But this one actually took my breath away. It's got it all: Good production, good writing, great acting and direction, and an artistic sensibility that stretches from decent action to compelling parlor drama.No spoilers, but bear in mind it treads the same basic territory as Gilliam's "Twelve Monkeys"; that time travel is fundamentally indistinguishable from reality severance. If you found that cool in Gilliam, you'll find it at least as cool, and probably more cool, here.And... It's a truly touching story. You might cry, if your emotional responses can find the berth amid the bizarre wonder at the temerity of the premise as it unfolds and jumps headlong into the impossible possible.No question. Sci-fi fan?: Check it out.