The Path (2003) User Reviews (4)

"Tonight, you will have your answer."

[classicsoncall · 7/10 · 15 March 2023]

I had forgotten about the 'Nick of Time' episode from the original Rod Serling hosted 'Twilight Zone', as another reviewer brought it up by way of comparison. This one follows along similar lines, but without the benefit of a couple of (future) celebrities like William Shatner and Patricia Breslin. Mesmerized as he was by a penny fortune telling machine, Shatner's character became almost as obsessed about learning his future as Ali Warner (Linda Cardellin) was in this one. The difference being that his wife talked him back to reality and they left the diner for Don Carter (Shatner) to pursue his career using his own talent and initiative. Ali on the other hand, became so dependent on Kneigh's (Method Man) vague but prescient utterings that she held herself hostage to his pronouncements, and wound up unable to make a move without him. The irony of the episode winds up almost comical however, when the seer Kneigh couldn't foretell his own future and avoid a speeding car at a most inappropriate moment.

So, should you see the episode? - It has been decided in your favor.

The future is what you make it

[kapelusznik18 · 5/10 · 1 August 2016]

***SPOILERS*** It's when tabloid reporter Ali Warner, Linda Cardellini,spotted Kneigh, "The Method Man", at her favorite coffee shop shooting the breeze with one of the customers about what the future will bring for her she decided to give it a try in finding out what this guy is all about. Getting a reading from Kneigh about her future was anything but eye opening since it was so vague that even a 10 year old could come up with it.

As Ali just to pass the time of day went back the next morning to the coffee shop and get another reading from the mystery man Kneigh he gave her something to think about: There's a big job waiting for her in far off Chicago for a local newspaper that would triple her salary! This comes true when she's contacted by the paper's staff manager Brad Hollman, Ray Galletti, whom she finds out is a secret admirer of hers and worked together with Ali in Carson High School on the school's weekly paper the "Yellow Rag"!

With Ali about to take a flight to Chicago Kenigh warns her not to go because danger is waiting for her there! Not quit knowing what to make of Kenigh's prediction and missing the flight Ali is shocked to find out that the plane she's to fly to Chicago crashed in flames, with everyone aboard killed, 90 miles outside the Chicago airport.

***SPOILERS**** Now a true believer in Kenigh's abilities in telling the future Ali rushes to the coffee shop to get another reading from him only find out that he checked out to catch the latest New York Knicks vs Chicago Bull's basketball game which he knows,and is betting heavy on with his bookie, the Bull's will lose and even more important not cover the point spread! It's too bad that as good as Kenigh was in predicting the future for strangers like Ali he had no idea what the future held for him which a shocked down to her socks Ali was soon to find out!

Do We Really Want to Know?

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 10 July 2017]

This episode is better than most of the recent ones. In this, a young woman named Ally Warner, who works for one of those checkout tabloids, has developed a self-centered, cynical being. One day she sees a man telling fortunes in a coffee shop. He charges nothing for his services, so she condescends to talk to him and have her fortune told. She is rude and belittling to him. The thing is that as she returns, he continues to give her accurate information, most importantly to not get on a plane that eventually crashes. The problem is that she begins to live her life through him. He knows what she is asking is dangerous. Her good friend warns her that we set our own paths and it is destructive to do what she is doing. The ending is quite dramatic.

A weak episode that is a remake of a weak episode.

[planktonrules · 4/10 · 15 February 2022]

"The Path" appears to be a remake of an episode from the original series, "Nick of Time". Sadly, the original one wasn't all that good...and this new version didn't do much to improve upon it.

Ali (Linda Cardellini) works for a tabloid paper and often visits a local coffee shop. One day, she meets a man there who tells fortunes for free...and she decides to try it. His prediction soon comes true, so she comes back later to try it again...and once again, it comes true. Soon, however, she becomes addicted...and seems unable to make decisions in her life without consulting the man.

Too much like the original and not especially compelling. It's not one I'd recommend unless you are a completist and want to see them all. I also think it would have improved had they shown Ali some time AFTER the twist...showing how she was functioning now without the fortune telling.