Review of Predestination (2013) by Ben B — 21 Feb 2015

A brilliant retelling of the Robert Heinlein short story. Compelling, creative and truly cinematic it is superb.

This review of Predestination (2013) was written by Ben B on 21 Feb 2015.

Predestination has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jimmy J (163) on 29 Jul 2018

I don't know if I should celebrate, throw up, or denounce Predestination. Yup, it's one of those. Uncanny in its focus…

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Amazing! kept me guessing the whole time. this is how u do a time travel/ time loop movie…

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By Nguyen Le (136) for The Script Lab (63) on 09 Oct 2018

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