Rating of
3.5/4
A Fine Attempt at a Great Movie
Arek - wrote on 03/22/09
I suspect a number of people will leave the theater disappointed with this movie. The main cause for this is twofold. First, the movie's genre has been mislabeled - for those of you that don't know yet, it's really a sci fi film. Second, the movie's finale is likely to be polarizing to audiences (it’s something that will either pull the story together nicely for you, or come off as cornball). An excellent score, sound effects, and visual effects help to keep the movie entertaining throughout; even when we are pulled in several very different directions. Although the film has some major flaws, I find that they are honest ones (unlike The Happening, whose flaws insult the audience's intelligence at every turn).
The basic question posed in the movie is whether the universe is random or predetermined - and like any good movie, the answer is left up to the audience to decide. If nothing else, Knowing is a disaster film that finally gives us a little more than spiffy visual effects paired with a script that could have been written by an 8 year old.
