Review of Predestination (2013) by Christian R — 11 Apr 2015

Review:

This is one of those movies that I have to watch again because I haven't got a clue what was going on. Its based around a time machine and a agent who prevents crimes before they happen. That bit I understood but I didn't get the whole bomber aspect. Was it him? Was he the girl? I haven't got a clue and when the whole thing pieced together at the end, I was still confused. You do end up sticking with the movie because you want to see how it pans out but in my case, I really didn't get it. I liked the whole story of the woman who changed her gender but that storyline also got confusing after a while. Its a cleverly written storyline which has some good performances but I hate when directors have to over complicate films, like Christopher Nolan with Inception, which I still don't understand. Anyway, if your super intelligent and you like your time machine type of movies then this is right up your alley but I personally got fed up with the whole back and forth into different dimensions, concept. Confusing!

Round-Up:

Ethan Hawke is another one of those actors who had a promising career but then his movies started to go straight to DVD. He was great in Training Day and he has got a lot of praise for his role in Boyhood but his consistency is questionable. I personally think that he hasn't got enough tools in the box to become an all time great actor, but he has made some decent choices in his career which has kept him in the spotlight. I liked Sarah Snook, who played the woman/man role quite well but I haven't seen her in anything else so I can't compare her performance with anything else. This is definitely one of those movies that will strike a debate because of the different ways that you can take the storyline. It does start off quite good and it was quite easy to follow but once the violin box came out, which was the time machine, it went all over the place and I just couldn't keep up with who was who and what was what.

Budget: N/A.

Worldwide Gross: $3.4million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their sci-fi thrillers about an agent who has to use a time machine to catch a bomber. 4/10.