Knowing

Pythagorus As Nostradamus.

Knowing is directed by Alex Proyas and collectively written by Ryne Douglas Pearson, Juliet Snowden and Stiles White. It stars Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Lara Robinson, Ben Mendelsohn and Nadia Townsend. Music is by Marco Beltrami and cinematography by Simon Duggan.

1959, and young schoolgirl Lucinda Embry (Robinson) keeps hearing voices. When asked to submit a drawing for the school time capsule– that's to be opened in 50 years time,– she writes a series of random numbers that don't appear to make sense. Forward to 50 years and the grand opening of the capsule, where Professor Jonathan Koestler (Cage) and his young son come by way of Lucinda's numbers. Just what do they mean? If anythin...

What if everythings not just meaningless chance?

A disillusioned professor in the Boston area (Nicolas Cage) acquires a document that has successfully predicted tragedies for the last fifty years, but new ones as well (!). Rose Byrne plays the daughter of the seer.

Knowing (2009) is a quality drama/mystery with elements of disaster/sci-fi and even a little horror. Its along the lines of wonder-inducing flicks like The Mothman Prophecies (2002), Contact (1997), The Forgotten (2004), The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998), Signs (2002), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) and War of the Worlds (2005). If you favor the style and themes of those movies youll probably like this one.

The film runs 2 hours, 1 minute and was shot in ...

A very intriguing set-up, but not much else of note is found in Knowing.

Final rating: - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.