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JamesG · 03-20-2009, 02:39 PM

Movie Reviews: Knowing
20 March 2009 1:33 AM, PDT

Roger Ebert is definitely in the minority in his assessment of Knowing. The Chicago Sun-Times critic often finds himself at odds with other reviewers, but in this case he's standing alone against just about every one of them, who give the film one of the worst drubbings of the year.

Ebert awards the film four stars and writes that it "is among the best science-fiction films I've seen -- frightening, suspenseful, intelligent and, when it needs to be, rather awesome."

Contrast those words with these that conclude Kyle Smith's review in the New York Post: "The movie begins shameless, grows stupid and winds up silly. If the ending had less of the air of a crackpot religion and more pretentiousness, you could almost call it Shyamalanish."

Ty Burr in the Boston Globe nearly echo's those words: "Knowing," he writes, "starts off mildly ridiculous, ascends to the full-blown ludicrous, and finally sails boldly off the edge of the absolutely preposterous."

Christy Lemire of the Associate Press writes that it is "an early contender for worst movie of the year."

But A.O. Scott in the New York Times notes that the audience he saw the movie with appeared to be having a good time.
However, he added, "If your intention is to make a brooding, hauntingly allegorical terror-thriller, it's probably not a good sign when spectacles of mass death and intimations of planetary destruction are met with hoots and giggles."

-IMDB News

Tubehead · 03-21-2009, 12:34 AM

i want to see it but not sure whats it about. Ionly seen the prviews for onece or twice.

JamesG · 03-21-2009, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Tubehead

i want to see it but not sure whats it about. Ionly seen the prviews for onece or twice.

It's about a teacher (Nicolas Cage) who opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school. Inside are some predictions; some that have already occurred and others that are about to. This leads him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

It's directed by Alex Proyas; who directed The Crow and I, Robot.

Liza · 03-21-2009, 01:50 PM

I have no desire to see this - or really anything that Nicolas Cage makes. The man is so whiney, he annoys the heck out of me.

JamesG · 03-21-2009, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Liza

I have no desire to see this - or really anything that Nicolas Cage makes. The man is so whiney, he annoys the heck out of me.

LOL, I'm not really much of a Cage fan myself. There are a few films of his that I do really like; Face/Off, Con-air, and the two National Treasure's.

comedyfreak · 03-21-2009, 09:16 PM

I'd like to see this movie it looks interesting.

03-20-2009, 02:39 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	Movie Reviews: "Knowing" Movie Reviews: Knowing 20 March 2009 1:33 AM, PDT Roger Ebert is definitely in the minority in his assessment of Knowing. The Chicago Sun-Times critic often finds himself at odds with other reviewers, but in this case he's standing alone against just about every one of them, who give the film one of the worst drubbings of the year. Ebert awards the film four stars and writes that it "is among the best science-fiction films I've seen -- frightening, suspenseful, intelligent and, when it needs to be, rather awesome." Contrast those words with these that conclude Kyle Smith's review in the New York Post: "The movie begins shameless, grows stupid and winds up silly. If the ending had less of the air of a crackpot religion and more pretentiousness, you could almost call it Shyamalanish." Ty Burr in the Boston Globe nearly echo's those words: "Knowing," he writes, "starts off mildly ridiculous, ascends to the full-blown ludicrous, and finally sails boldly off the edge of the absolutely preposterous." Christy Lemire of the Associate Press writes that it is "an early contender for worst movie of the year." But A.O. Scott in the New York Times notes that the audience he saw the movie with appeared to be having a good time. However, he added, "If your intention is to make a brooding, hauntingly allegorical terror-thriller, it's probably not a good sign when spectacles of mass death and intimations of planetary destruction are met with hoots and giggles." -IMDB News

03-21-2009, 09:16 PM	#6
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,061	I'd like to see this movie it looks interesting.
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03-21-2009, 12:34 AM	#2
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	i want to see it but not sure whats it about. Ionly seen the prviews for onece or twice.

03-21-2009, 01:50 PM	#4
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	I have no desire to see this - or really anything that Nicolas Cage makes. The man is so whiney, he annoys the heck out of me.