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Knowing (2009)

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Reviews Counted:160

Fresh:52

Rotten:108

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Knowing has some interesting ideas and a couple good scenes, but it's weighted down by its absurd plot and over-seriousness.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for disaster sequences, disturbing images and brief strong language.

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:Mar 20, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $79,948,113

Synopsis: Nicolas Cage stars in Knowing, a gripping action-thriller of global proportions about a professor who stumbles on terrifying predictions about the future—and sets out to prevent them from coming... Nicolas Cage stars in Knowing, a gripping action-thriller of global proportions about a professor who stumbles on terrifying predictions about the future—and sets out to prevent them from coming true.

In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead.

Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule’s contents and the girl’s cryptic message ends up in the hands of young CALEB KOESTLER. But it is Caleb’s father, professor JOHN KOESTLER (Nicolas Cage), who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. As John further unravels the document’s chilling secrets, he realizes the document foretells three additional events—the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve John and his son. When John’s attempts to alert the authorities fall on deaf ears, he takes it upon himself to try to prevent more destruction from taking place.

With the reluctant help of DIANA WAYLAND (Rose Byrne) and ABBY WAYLAND, the daughter and granddaughter of the now-deceased author of the prophecies, John’s increasingly desperate efforts take him on a heart-pounding race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster—and the ultimate sacrifice. --© Summit Entertainment [More]

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Ben Mendelsohn, Terry Camilleri

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Ben Mendelsohn, Terry Camilleri

Director: Alex Proyas

Director: Alex Proyas
Studio: Summit Entertainment

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... starts off as director Alex Proyas's take on "Final Destination" before going all "Close Encounters" on us. If only we hadn't seen it all before.

Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
10/31/09
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

Basically two movies wrestling around in a burlap bag full of rocks: one an ambitious, big-idea sci-fi yarn, the other a horror movie as dumb as ... well, that's where those rocks come in.

Full Review Source: Florida Times-Union | comment Comment
09/10/09
Matt Soergel
Matt Soergel
Florida Times-Union

Pay attention to Mr. Proyas' lighting and set design as well as the intense disaster sequences that dot Knowing: As with the rest of his oeuvre, the movie looks great.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
08/30/09
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

This year's prize for most ludicrous set-up and most ludicrous punchline

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/25/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion
N/R

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
08/19/09
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Knowing feels like a bunch of cool ideas that were strewn about a table, picked up, shoved together, tied up with duct tape and, somehow, managed to stay working for the ride.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
08/14/09
Jordan Hoffman
Jordan Hoffman
UGO

Even with its intriguing, sci-fi-ish setup Knowing finds a way of consistently striking all the wrong notes.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
07/24/09
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune

Excessive finale aside, its novel concept makes for a mental and action package worth seeing.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
07/22/09
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Among the most troubling elements of 'Knowing' are its dark cinematography, outlandish plot, and a less-than-memorable performance by Nicolas Cage.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment 1 Comment
07/11/09
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Sometimes it's nice when movies do things you never saw coming. Knowing is an exception.

Full Review Source: SFX Magazine | comment 2 Comments
06/17/09
Richard Edwards
Richard Edwards
SFX Magazine

Knowing that 'Knowing' is not worth your money is probably your best bet in movies to not pay for this weekend.

Full Review Source: BET.com | comment Comment
06/10/09
Clay Cane
Clay Cane
BET.com

Some producers sat in a screening room and thought, "Wow, this is gonna be great!" I give the filmmakers kudos for fully committing to an ending that others might have tried to mitigate or avert. They also fully committed to the immensely stupid surprise

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
05/31/09
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

while the film deals with disaster, it's not quite the cinematic disaster that many were expecting.

Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy | comment Comment
05/25/09
Sean McBride
Sean McBride
Sean the Movie Guy

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05/14/09
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses
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04/23/09
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

... the movie features huge gaps in logic, and human behavior that can't even begin to be justified.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment 7 Comments
04/20/09
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

Presságio é o que Sinais e Os Esquecidos tentaram desesperadamente ser.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
04/11/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Trades occasional moments of inspiration for obvious allegory and second-hand action sequences that shoot for stark seriousness but can barely pass for pop spectacle.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment 1 Comment
04/07/09
Jeffrey Bloomer
Jeffrey Bloomer
Paste Magazine

Knowing's premise is intriguing, even if it ends up being a familiar race-against-time-disaster-movie.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
04/07/09
Renie Scolaro Mora
Renie Scolaro Mora
PopMatters

The movie has all the thematic depth of a really great arthouse film wrapped in the action and excitement of a first-rate Hollywood action picture.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment 9 Comments
04/03/09
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
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