Predestination (2015)
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Critic Consensus: Fun genre fare with uncommon intelligence, Predestination serves as a better-than-average sci-fi adventure -- and offers a starmaking turn from Sarah Snook.
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as The Bartender
as The Unmarried Mother
as Mr. Robertson
as Agent Miles
as Mrs. Stapleton
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Critic Reviews for Predestination
All Critics (100) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (84) | Rotten (16)
Predestination's pace is too slack, and the brothers are so painfully tentative as storytellers that the easily guessed big twist gets three separate reveals.
A messy but affecting parable about fate, gender, and identity. And time, which combines the three.
A brisk, twisty, and atmospheric science-fiction thriller that piques the imagination and the senses with the low-rent exuberance of fifties drive-in classics.
A stylish sci-fi adventure anchored by strong performances from Ethan Hawke and Australian newcomer Sarah Snook.
As soon as the credits rolled on "Predestination," I wanted to watch it again. It was even more of a mind-dance the second time around.
This is a deeply solipsistic movie, but how deep is something you'll need to find out for yourself.
Audience Reviews for Predestination
Its one of those time travel stories that ignores some of the basic rules of time travel stories (like there can't be two of you in the same place at the same time or all reality goes to shit), all while keeping the wonder, the possibilites, eh, intact. Translation: stop thinking about it and its pretty good, especially performance-wise.
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A real mind bender of a sci-fi flick. The story is effectively told (which is an achievement because it could have been presented in a much more confusing manner). Although the story is intriguing, it ultimately is illogical and may leave you unsatisfied in the end. The film's nice to look at and done technically well. It's probably worth your time if you're looking for your Ethan Hawke fix.
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Predestination is the belief that everything that will happen has already been decided by God/fate and cannot be changed. The film utilizes this idea intelligently. The carefully constructed tale that Jane tells the barkeeper is a fascinating narrative that draws the viewer in for most of the adventure. The Spierig Brothers have fashioned a nifty little drama. "The most incredible story you ever heard" is indeed pretty bizarre. Yet the script thinks it's smarter than it really is. A turn of events in the final third undoes an intelligent account until it becomes almost a parody. I wish I could explain it because it makes me laugh just taking about it, but trust me, it's pretty ridiculous. Michael & Peter could have manipulated the source material utilizing any method they saw fit. As the resolution is presented here, it doesn't earn these revelations honestly, but rather in a way that is desperate to shock more than it is trying to tell a coherent tale. True, these time travel sagas never add up upon close scrutiny but this aggressively exploits a gimmick ending. As a result the narrative falls apart to problems that other time travel movies do not. Watch Back to the Future or Looper for the gold standard. fastfilmreviews.com
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| The Bartender: | What if I could put him in front of you? The man that ruined your life? If I could guarantee that you'd get away with it would you kill him? |
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