Review of Predestination (2014) by Nola(N)Brams R — 09 Jan 2015

This is a fine example of an underrated and surprisingly great sci-fi movie.

I thought this would be a boring and a less impressive time travel movie. But holy shit were I wrong. This is in fact a classic among all time-travel movies, even though it's not 100 % original. The structure of Predestination is in fact a bit similar with Christopher Nolan and his creations, which gives your brain something to work with. That gives the audience more interest for the movie and it totally got mine. The science fiction is superb, and the movie even got some metaphorical and deep messages. The actors and their characters are all great, especially Ethan Hawke. I have never liked him more than in Predestination. The characters are very well presented, and you can feel yourself in their positions. You can therefor feel very close to them. The first act is more of a backstory and I think it's great. But it wasn't until the second act it got tempo. The ending though, is wonderful. It got a great plot twist, and the movie overall is never boring. The biggest flaw in this movie is that after the first act could I predict some of the following events, and I had mostly right.

Predestination totally surpassed my expectations, and it truly is one of the best movies of 2014.

Predestination gets an 8/10.