I feel as though I perhaps see more into movies than either: a) what may actually be meant or b) what others may see in the film. This could be true with this movie as well, but I think it is the latter. With many movies it is difficult to give a real review without giving away much of what needs to be experienced first hand. That is definitely the case with Premonition. So, first I will say that the exhausting but powerful performance by Bullock was commendable. She was in every single scene and the toll must have been heavy. She pulled it off with gold stars. The story was very unique. The dialogue did not stand out as incredible, but you have to understand that this is almost a one woman show. So far I see no flaws in the writing. I will watch it again, but I think that most of the common confusions with the stories lines can be explained. The movie goes back and forth and you really need to pay attention and have a great sense of time. It can be tricky to figure out if what is happening is past, present or future. But if I could figure it out
I am sure anyone can. Now, I want to discuss what this movie said to me. It may however be a gateway to spoilers. So, if you plan on watching this movie and want to do so with a fresh head
do not read any further. Just know that it is a movie worth watching, you need to pay attention and definitely open your mind. Bullock's character in the film was a housewife with a husband and 2 daughters. She was a stay at home mom and it was clear that she had been experiencing some depression prior to the news of her husband's death. Through out the movie you go back and forth through moments when her husband is dead and alive. After she learns of his death, she experiences lapses in time when she seems to jump through timelines in her life changing little experiences here and there that impact the next timeline. Does that make sense? Anyway. She learns he was about to have an affair and for a moment, decides she prefers him dead and that even though she thinks she MAY be able to help avoid his death, she wonders if she should even do that. We learn during these times that their relationship was on its last breaths. They seem almost resentful and bitter towards one another. She then has a conversation with a clergyman and asks his opinion on what she can/should do. He basically tells her that she needs to find something to fight for
something to be hopeful about. She finally decides that she wants to not only save her husband, but their marriage. The night before she thinks he is going to die she explains to him (in very little words mostly tasteful and romantic actions) that she wants their marriage to survive. They end up making love. The next day she wakes up and it is the day he is to die. She does what she can to stop it. She finally gets in touch with him on his cell phone and tells him that she knows all about the affair and that she doesn't care she loves him. They exchange 'I loves yous' a few times and she sees his car ahead of hers right at the spot he was suppose to die. She tells him to turn around thinking that will change the course and he would survive. But when he does this, a gas tanker hits his car obviously killing him. She wakes at the end, you know it is months later and she has a pregnant belly. She was able to changes the details in her life. She was able to forgive her husband before he died; instead of him dying while they both lived in contempt of one another. She was able to come to terms with the possibility of his death; instead of the sudden shock. She was able to allow him to spend some quality time with his children; knowing she may not be able to stop his demise. And of course, she was able to create another child one that would have never existed otherwise. But she was not able to change his ultimate fate. She was not able to stop his death. This is how the film spoke to me, being a depressed housewife and mother whose marriage has seen better days
We can change how we behave and react in our lives right now. We can decide to make our lives better for the moments we are in presently. We can make little changes that can affect us forever. But we truly have little control over our ultimate fate. And when it comes down to it we all have the same fate; death. It can come when we least expect it. It can come after a long, hideous illness. But it will come. What we need to do is live our lives for the happiness and love that sit in our paths right now. RIGHT NOW. Not a new theory. Nothing I am saying hasn't been heard a million times before. But perhaps this needs to be drilled into our heads though movies, music, books, news
we need to start living the way we deep down know we should. You want to know the meaning of life? This is it, my friends. As simple as that. Life is short. Live, love, give and appreciate. Period. Most of us won't have the opportunities the characters had in this movie. We need to take those opportunities now because instead of waking up to yesterday
we may not wake up at all.
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gradyharp26 August 2007Relative newcomers, writer Bill Kelly and director Mennan Yapo, have concocted a testy little conundrum of a movie titled PREMONITION: whether the audience decides to step into their little nightmare or reject the premise that powerful emotions can drive the brain to peculiar directions of functioning will be the divisive break in acceptance of the film's premise. It is a fairly well done, thought provoking experience and is carried by some better than average performances by a strong cast.
The Hanson family is introduced as the husband Jim (Julian McMahon) and wife Linda (Sandra Bullock) buy their new home. Jump forward after the credits to a family that now includes two young schoolgirls (Shyann McClure and Courtney Taylor Burness), a seemingly mildly depressed Linda and a workaholic Jim. Abruptly, Linda is informed by a police officer that Jim has died in an auto accident and her close friend (Nia Long) and mother (Irene Ziegler) help Linda through the early moments of the tragedy. Yet Linda continues to 'relive' moments: one day Jim is dead the next he is alive, and all of the pieces of the puzzle that erode Linda's mind become clues to investigate information she doesn't want to know. She encounters a warped psychiatrist (Peter Stormare) and a possible 'other woman' in Jim's life (Amber Valletta), and as she attempts to mold the puzzle pieces to make sense, she learns about the possible 'why' of the mental state in which she is trapped.
The film has problems holding credibility, but then the premise is a novel enough to allow such missteps. Sandra Bullock takes over this role completely, gains our empathy, and in the end the film works because of her. She is becoming an actress who is learning the value of understatement and that aspect of her craft serves her well. No, this is not a great movie, but it is a well-produced little mystery that asks the audience to engage both mind and imagination, and that is a good thing! Grady Harp -
"Premonition" is one of the few films I recall seeing where I left the theatre infuriated. Not because the movie was bad. Rather, the movie was very good until the utterly annoying ending.
This film had it all. The script for the most part was mature and well paced. The direction was superb. The score was excellent. And Sandra Bullock held herself quite nicely throughout the film, putting forward one of her better performances.
That being said, the entire film comes to a screeching halt with one of the sloppiest endings I have ever seen. It was bad enough that I could see the crux of the finale from a mile away. But what pounded it in further was that this crux comprised the entirety of the conclusion. Not only is it not enough to be the ending, but it resolves nothing. When the screen faded to black and credits began to roll, the entire audience where I was began to chuckle and I could hear a chorus of, "Is that it? That's the ending?"
This is one of those films that could be enjoyable so long as the viewer stopped before the final scene. Even that might leave the viewer feeling let down, but not nearly so as having to watch what is surely the sorriest excuse for a finale I've seen in a professional film in a long time. "Premonition" showed lots of promise and delivered throughout, but collapses just before the finish line. A wasted opportunity for all those involved, and sadly so. -
Even though 'Premonition' is a remake, it starts off quite well by creating the suspense but as the story proceeds, we are presented with more plot holes (the scar on the daughter's face was absent on Wednesday but she crashed into glass on Tuesday) and towards the end it all becomes ridiculously messy. It is quite well shot and Sandra Bullock does a commendable job carrying the whole film. However the writing is a letdown and the background score acts as a spoiler. The supporting cast does not stand out much as they are not given much to do. Julian McMahon is quite okay. 'Premonition' pretty much turns out just to be another one of those thrillers that one can watch once and then forget. Towards the end, the writer throws in the religious angle (Bullock's character was not portrayed as someone religious or one who lost faith, thus this does not quite fit) which looks forced and of course the usual Hollywood ending. It is not exactly a boring film as one would sit through it till the end. Mostly because we are interested to know what happens to Linda (Bullock makes us care about her). Other than that, the film creates a mood that keeps the viewer somewhat involved.
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I went to see Premonition yesterday and I enjoyed it very much, so I can't understand why people say that this is a bad film. It's a good psychological drama with top acting and good directing. It's a movie on which you have to focus, but that goes automatically and it's not so hard to follow when you don't think "What the hell is going on" during the film.
Sandra Bullock is very convincing, as always, and we also get some good performances by Kate Nelligan, Nia Long and Julian McMahon.
So please, don't listen to the critics, they don't know what they're talking about. And as for the rating on IMDb: the only explanation I can think of is that a lot of people don't get this film because it's too complicated (although it's not), or because they didn't like the ending, or maybe because they expected too much. But this is definitely a very good drama, and it's one of those movies that make you think about how important life is.
Everyone who wants to see this movie: see it without any expectations and prejudices, you won't be disappointed. -
Buddy-519 April 2007Despite the rather thorough drubbing it suffered at the hands of some of the nation's most prestigious critics, "Premonition" is actually a pretty well-thought-out and tightly wound thriller, given emotion and heart by its star, Sandra Bullock. It's not a movie I would be wiling to go to the mat for, but as throwaway thrillers go, this one is really not half bad.
Bullock plays Linda Quinn Hanson, a suburban mother of two, who receives the shattering news that her husband has been killed in an auto accident. However, when she wakes up the next morning, she finds him, strangely, sitting in the kitchen, suddenly alive and well, benignly sipping coffee before heading off to work. The question quickly arises, did she dream the story of his death, is she dreaming now, or is she undergoing some sort of mental crisis precipitated by the shock of her loss? Or is she caught in some sort of bizarre time warp that allows her to jump back and forth between the periods before and after his "death," and, if so, might she be able to step in and alter the course of events to prevent the accident from happening in the first place?
In both concept and form, "Premonition" is pretty much an assembly-line thriller designed to tweak the audience's brain cells for a couple of hours before sending everyone home with not a whole heck of a lot left to think about once it's over. Still, it's intriguing enough while it lasts and only the true nitpickers among us will feel compelled to put its twists and turns in logic under the scrutiny of a critical microscope. Despite a few weak moments in her performance, Bullock actually makes us care about the character and the very strange thing that is happening to her.
"The Premonition" is by no means a classic - or even first rate - chiller, but those with a few spare hours on their hands and a penchant for brain-puzzlers could do worse than check it out. -
john3293520 January 2015There are good Sandra Bullock movies and then there are bad Sandra Bullock movies. Unfortunately, this one falls into the latter category, but not through any real fault of the star.
I have no problem with non-linear movies or with movies that require the audience to think, but this movie tries too hard to create an usual situation just to be interesting but fails to add any reason for the situation's occurrence. The premise involves the apparently happy housewife (played by Ms. Bullock) receiving some tragic news at the outset. However, when she wakes the next day it is as if the tragedy never occurred. Next day, she awakes back in the world with the tragedy. Apparently, she is jumping ahead and back in time, which could be interesting, but the movie fails to offer any reason why this is occurring to this character. Is she suffering from a mental breakdown? Or if not, are we to assume that this time-travel happens to other people? If the situation is not one caused by a mental breakdown, why is Ms. Bullock's character singled out for this phenomena? No explanation is given or even alluded to. You will leave the movie scratching your head. -
danielmanson17 July 2021Going into this film I had a strong disliking towards Sandra Bullock and did this film help? No, not really.
So to start, the first 45 mins of the film is actually really good, I'd argue it's 8/10 good. The plot is set out nicely, the changing between present and future was done subtly, but noticeable and the film had a very nice pace to it. No boring moments. But ultimately, it was just interesting. I was hooked in from the first minute and I wanted to know more, what's going to happen next? How does it get resolved?
Unfortunately, this is where is all goes downhill for me and the rating drops and drops. The pace of the film comes to a complete standstill almost, nothing of value is really happening anymore. With a film like this you are waiting for that one big "wow" moment, the scenes that tie up everything. And it just never comes.
The film ends, and without spoiling, solves absolutely nothing. Meaning the whole film was a huge waste of time. Stupid character decisions didn't help the cause either! (You'll be annoyed also if you watch). As stated in the title, it was all just incredibly underwhelming. The pace really didn't help and by the time the film was wrapping up, I just wanted it done. That moment of being hooked in had gone and I just became bored at the lack of things happening.
But yeah, sadly this film just goes downhill, which is a shame because it could have been really great if done a bit differently. 5/10 from me. Slap down the middle, average! -
dbborroughs3 September 2007Sandra Bullock has to try to figure out if her husband is a live or dead as she shifts through time and dream to sort out her life and his possible death.
New Age-y story is too confusing and less than engaging in a Lifetime style supernatural tale for the big screen. TV movie feel aside the film suffers from doubling and tripling back on itself about nine times too many so that when you get to the end, the "THIS IS REAL" moment you really won't care since you'll have ad the wool pulled over your eyes once too often. I saw this in the theater and began to play a video game on my cellphone to pass the time to the end because I didn't care what was happening I just wanted to know what the end really was(and lest you think I disturbed anyone by doing so, I was all alone). Whats worse my reaction at the end was a loud "Thats it?" said in disbelief.
Its movies like this that make you wonder why we go to the movies when they throw such crap at us. -
claudio_carvalho17 December 2007The middle-class couple Linda Hanson (Sandra Bullock) and Jim Hanson (Julian McMahon) lives a wasted and routine relationship with their two daughters in their comfortable house in the suburbs. On a Wednesday morning, the local sheriff visits Linda and tells her that her husband died in a car accident on the previous day. On the next morning, when Linda awakes, she finds Jim safe and sound at home. When she awakes on the next morning, she realizes that her days are out of order, but her family and friends believe she is insane.
"Premonition" is an enjoyable movie of romance, drama and mystery, with an original but flawed screenplay and good performances. The story gives at least two positive messages: live each day of your life at its utmost since it is not possible to control time and the future; and also a message of hope in the end. I only do not understand how the crew, director, editor, producers, anybody related to the production and edition of this film does not fix the plot holes, especially the one related to the unnecessary cuts on Bridgette's face. The Brazilian DVD distributed by Paris Filmes shamefully inserts an advertisement of a computer company over the credits, in a total disrespect with the viewer. My vote is seven.
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swilson155 August 2007This is a movie about several very stupid people, with a main character who knows the future but is too dumb to do anything WITH her foreknowledge. Not surprising, as her mother as a callous ratbag who has her daughter hauled off to an asylum in front of her grandchildren. What chance did she have? But seriously, you've lived through Tuesday, the day on which your daughter ran through a glass slider. Then it's Sunday, and you still know what's coming. So wouldn't you put stickers on the door? Or break out all the glass THEN, so it's not there Tuesday? You KNOW your husband is going to DIE at mile marker 220 on the highway, so, on the date of his death, when you see him parked at mile marker 220 and you're ON THE PHONE WITH HIM, you tell him to TURN THE CAR AROUND ON A BLIND HILL ON THE INTERSTATE? And, of course, his car stalls, and, rather than get OUT when there's a semi coming, the idiot KEEPS TRYING TO START HIS CAR. DUMB. DUMB. DUMB. I've no doubt the writer thought he/she was making some deep point about accepting fate, but all he/she really said was "my characters are too stupid to live." Don't waste your time.
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I read some negative reviews of this movie before I went to see it. They were completely misguided! The movie is both intelligent and emotionally appealing. The actors are excellent. The literary symbols are consistent and right on the mark for the destination of this very well-made film. It is important to keep in mind that the movie is made on a time-line of contingencies, so that what would otherwise be inconsistent actually can make sense in light of changes introduced by the non-sequential experiences of Sandra Bullock's character. I suppose those looking for some kind of horror movie or brain-blank thriller (both of which can be enjoyable in their own light) might not have enjoyed it. But those looking for a narrative worth following, a message with some significance, and a generally well-made movie ought to see it.
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dreamrider22 March 2007As a widow at 38, remarried to a widower, we watched this movie with interest. Some of the writing was right on, and consequently very hard to watch. The shower scene in particular, very emotional, very well done.
Some of the storyline did not make sense though, namely the scars on the daughter's face and why the mother didn't know where they were from, which led to the 'committed' scene, which was unnecessary. As was the 'lithium' plot line. Lithium? Come on.
As far as the ending, not so great. Just stupid. A real let down. Seriously, how long has "car stalls" been used in movies? What an easy way out that dumbed down the whole movie.
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petra_ste16 January 2008Premonition is a stupid, schmaltzy Groundhog Day. Linda (Sandra Bullock) receives terrible news: her husband (Julian MacMahon) died in a car accident. However, as she wakes up the next morning, he is still alive. She dismisses the previous experience as a dream, but the next day her husband is dead, again. And so on. For the whole movie, every time Linda wakes up, she has traveled either forward or backward in time, before or after the accident.
After some slow-paced boredom, the moronic twist: Linda discovers her husband cheated on her, so now she is uncertain, when she'll wake up the crucial day, whether to save him or not. The whole thing reminds me of Homer Simpson's screenplay: "A robot driving instructor travels back in time for some reason, and has to choose whether his best friend lives, or dies. His best friend is a talking pie. "
Unfortunately, in Premonition we get Julian MacMahon instead of the talking pie; poor Sandra Bullock bravely struggles with her character's preposterous idiocy - which, during the climax, reaches astounding levels of stupidity.
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I just saw this in the cinema last night with my girlfriend. First of all, this movie was not even close to as bad as pretty much every review has said. This was a very interesting movie and worked upon an original idea and executed it in an above average manner. The only gripes I had with it were that the priest in the end and Dr. Roth were casted very poorly and detracted from the punch in the end. Speaking of the ending, it wasn't nearly as a let down as people say on here either. Not quite a movie I'd see more than once, but it kept me interested and entertained until the end- what more could you ask for? The scenery and cinematography were excellent and the whole movie seemed like it took place either at sunrise or at sunset, which added a serene and quiet backdrop to it, which I noticed right away. The soundtrack was fantastic and right up there with the Sixth Sense in terms of effectiveness; none of it got in the way of the action.
I highly recommend this movie to families and couples- it's a great way to forget about the outside world for an hour or so! Grade: B- -
kosmasp18 July 2007I watched this movie in a Sneak Preview. The reaction to the name Sandra Bullock at the (beginning) titles was bad! She wasn't well received at first. If you also have a problem with her, than you might want to stay away from this movie. Although the people who stayed and watched the film were pleasantly surprised ... I'd say judging by their reactions after the movie was over.
The movie itself begins slowly, but after the introduction and "the" incident that kicks off the story, it all goes fast, so you have to stay with it! From then on, it's trying to figure out what's happening! And the viewer should realize something earlier than Sandra Bullocks character ... It's well acted and overall well written (there are holes in the script, but I think forgivable ones), but it's the ending that will split people: Some will like it and some won't! -
Superunknovvn23 September 2007I had a premonition this movie would suck, but it wasn't even that bad. The movie is another mystery thriller that toys with the concept of time. Actually it borrows heavily from Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse 5" with the main character jumping back and forth in time. The problem is that the viewer is always two steps ahead of Sandra Bullock. We watch her slowly finding out what we have known all along and that takes away a lot from the tension.
What's worse are the many mistakes that director Mennan Yapo makes along the way (like a huge continuity error that involves one character getting her face cut and "losing" the wounds for one day). Also, the title is a bit inapt since Sandra Bullock doesn't actually have a "Premonition" but rather lives the days of one week in the wrong order.
So, yeah, this movie is definitely no masterpiece, but it's good enough for one more or less enjoyable viewing. Think an overly long episode of "Twilight Zone" and you'll have an idea of what you're getting from "Premonition". -
sarah-e-bolt22 July 2020After all that... They still kill him off. Finally puts everything together and they have a real shot at happiness and instead they waste our time and he still dies. Worse, she kills him by making him move from safety to turn around and drive towards her. Skip it. You'll just end up sad.
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jdog232116 March 2007Just saw the movie and I left the theater wondering why the Director (or who ever decides the end) would pick this ending? I was sitting in my seat for 5 minutes wondering WHY WHY WHY...... It really makes me mad because I'm a die hard Sandra Bullock fan. She is such a talented actress and she is so beautiful in so many ways(her smile is #1 on my list)! A lot of reviews/critics will say Sandra didn't act her part very well, She acted the part to perfection in my opinion. Anyways very suspenseful movie(till the horrible ending), worth seeing and if your waiting for it on DVD you better pray for an alternate ending. I really think the filmmakers should put any alternate ending on the DVD , then I will buy it for sure.
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Being a great fan of Sandra Bullock, I had high hopes for this movie. Part of the big letdown is that the trailer made out the movie to be a thriller or a mystery, but the psychotic jumble of out-of-sequence of scenes became tedious instead of interesting.
The husband's character was lame and shallow. I kept thinking, why is she even married to this oaf? He had no personality whatsoever, partly because he had very few lines in the movie. I blame this on whomever wrote the script. Did we even believe for a second that the husband cares for her? The husband was such a jerk, by the time the movie ended, I actually WANTED him to die.
Also, after the accident with the sliding glass door, the husband says, "why didn't you put stickers up?". He was accusing his wife of being guilty for his own daughter's stupidity. How dumb was that? Having grown up with sliding glass doors my whole life, we never put stickers on ours and little kids didn't try to run through the glass. That scene was very unrealistic.
The ending was just plain stupid. The husband turns his car around on the WRONG side of a hill -- if he got killed, he deserved to for being such an idiot. If Sandra's character really wanted to save him, she should have told him to get out of the car and run up the hill. You wouldn't tell him to turn around and block traffic. Once again, stupid and unrealistic!! Finally, my main complaint is that the movie itself has lots of "dramatic" moments that you make a mental note of and then they are never explained. You find out at the end that none of them mean anything. I don't like being "highjacked" at the end by being told that the whole film had been meaningless.
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kcroslin-9037520 January 2021Most of the movie is fantastic. I was on the edge of my seat for the duration. However, maybe I just have a twisted sense of humor but I busted out laughing at the end. So she thinks she's saving him but she's actually killing him and then when the truck hits and then explodes, I swear they should have put in a sound bite like she just lost all her money on wheel of fortune. "Whomp whomp whoooommmmpppp". I laughed till I cried and my wife thinks I'm a horrible person, but it was entertaining. Lol
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SnoopyStyle20 January 2016Linda (Sandra Bullock) and Jim Hanson (Julian McMahon) are married in a suburban family home with two daughters. Sheriff Reilly tells her that her husband died in a car accident. She is heartbroken but she wakes up next morning to find Jim perfectly fine. Then the next morning after that is the funeral with her mother Joanne (Kate Nelligan) and best friend Annie (Nia Long). Her daughter Bridgette has terrible facial lacerations.
This tries to be a loopy time jumping movie. Sandra Bullock does a good job portraying the confusion. The movie does confusion too well and intensity not well enough. It's a pretty boring confusing mess. I still give points for Bullock's acting but this is a hopeless exercise. -
Here's a clue on how to watch this movie: If you're looking to be disappointed based on any inconsistencies, pay closer attention to the movie. The so-called "inconsistencies" are actually based on a series of events that combine to actually change many of the things you end up seeing happening early on in the movie. Remember: The events that you see happening on the screen aren't happening linearly. The calendar hops all over the place throughout the movie, so it is possible for events that transpire one day to effect what ends up happening in future days. There are two days that are especially noteworthy in terms of what would change the events of the future and they happen toward the end of the movie. Think of how these events will affect the other events that happen in the future and remember that as you see what happens at the end of the movie.
I think the reason this movie hasn't been garnering a lot of critical praise is because movie critics don't really want to have to utilize logic while watching a movie. Another poorly reviewed film starring Sandra Bullock, the truly brilliant The Lake House, was an even bigger victim of movie critics' pathetically anemic logic processing skills. In watching both movies, you really have to keep your faculties alert and not lull yourself into a sense of "okay, I can just turn my brain off now." And really, even though this movie isn't as good as The Lake House, it is equally blessed with the beautiful, talented Ms. Bullock, on top of featuring the beautiful, talented Nia Long, the totally likable Julian McMahon, and some very good acting by the child actors. And the film is very beautiful to look at, too; I now understand why Bullock was raving about the cinematography and direction.
So please do see this movie and don't be dissuaded by the negative remarks. You really do have to pay attention to this film in order to enjoy it, but once you do pay attention, you will be richly rewarded. I'm glad I went to see it and so should you. -
Linda - Sandra Bullock - is married to Jim and they have two young daughters. Jim is away on business when a sheriff comes to the couples home. Sadly, he says, Jim was killed in an auto accident the day before. Falling apart, Linda calls her Mother to help her cope. They start planning the funeral. Yet, when Linda wakes up the next morning, Jim is in bed and alive. Linda is terrified, not knowing how this can be. Over the course of the next week, Linda goes back and forth in time, with secrets coming to the surface. But, if Linda is seeing into the future, cam she prevent Jim's death ? This is an eerie film which is sometimes confusing. Nevertheless, it has it's moments and most viewers will stick with it to the end. Bullock does fine work while the supporting cast is talented. The settings and photography are beautiful. Fans of Bullock will find this movie worthwhile as it a surefire discussion generator.
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Time travel, eh? What a tricky old subject it is. Never seem to get it quite right, do they, these filmmakers? They always seem to drop a clanger that's caught not only by those film geeks who can spot obscure meaningless anachronisms that nobody else cares about, but even those who are paying only passing attention (eg. the older daughter doesn't have scars when she should). On top of this, the character caught up in this time-hopping conundrum resolutely fails to do the one thing every ordinary person would do in the same situation: try to break the chain of events. If the reasoning of this film is to be followed the outcome would be the same, but at least there would be a little logic involved.
Sandra Bullock plays the depressed housewife who, for no apparent reason, finds herself batted back and forth in time like a ball of wool between a kitten's paws. Every time she wakes up she finds herself one side or the other of her husband's death and very slowly pieces together the pieces of the puzzle. For the most part her predicament is surprisingly uninvolving, possibly because the writers neglected to give her any sort of character whatsoever, just a set of predictable responses to fantastic situations. Only at one brief moment, when Bullock asks her screen mother, 'If I let Jim die, is that the same thing as killing him?' does the film even remotely look as if it is going to go off in some interesting direction. Unfortunately, that idea is dropped as quickly as it is suggested, and the film lumbers toward one of those predictable conclusions that used to be a twist when Rod Serling wrote it in the 50s.
The film isn't boring, but it isn't particularly interesting either. Bullock does what she's paid to do, but she's a lightweight actress at the best of times so, really, you should know what to expect when you see that she's appearing in this type of film.