Ingenious mix of horror and science-fiction, staring Nicholas Cage as an MIT astrophysician who comes across a mysterious piece of paper that predicts the greatest human tragedies. The film has a great concept, many surprises, and a daring ending, but it's dragged down by very clumsy treatement of human relationships. Like all Alex Proyas films ("Dark City", "I Robot"), it works far better on a cinematic level than on a human level.
February 2, 2009
Knowing (2009) **
Ingenious mix of horror and science-fiction, staring Nicholas Cage as an MIT astrophysician who comes across a mysterious piece of paper that predicts the greatest human tragedies. The film has a great concept, many surprises, and a daring ending, but it's dragged down by very clumsy treatement of human relationships. Like all Alex Proyas films ("Dark City", "I Robot"), it works far better on a cinematic level than on a human level.
