Sci-fi. With NICOLAS CAGE, Chandler Canterbury and Rose Byrne. Director: Alex Proyas. 13V. Opens on 3 July.
Rating: 3/5
Reviewer: Leon van Nierop
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
In 1959 several schoolkids bury their predictions of what America would be like in 2009. Among them is a little girl who obsessively writes down numbers. Fifty years later their predictions fall into the hands of a professor who starts deciphering their scribblings.
WHO WILL ENJOY IT?
If your idea of fun is hanging upside down from a roller coaster without a safety belt you’ll love every minute of this larger-than-life sci-fi epic. It’s more outrageous than the hairdos in your grandmother’s wedding pictures and the story is about as convincing as an election promise but it’s one of those guilty pleasures that makes going to the movies such fun. It doesn’t matter how much the critics slag it off; it will tickle your imagination more than a shooting star and as each secret is revealed you’ll remember another reason you fell in love with movies in the first place. Sci-fi hasn’t been this over the top in ages - but it’s such fun it will make your toes curl.
WAIT FOR DVD?
No. Find a theatre with a screen the size of a rugby field so you can appreciate the full glory of the special effects. Believe me, you’ll hide under your seat and cry in terror when the director unleashes predictions that are far too close to reality for comfort. And for a change Nicolas Cage is convincing and doesn’t sleepwalk through his part. This flick will put gel in your hair and a ring in your belly button. Go see it with your buddies and buy enough popcorn to stuff your face. But be careful, you may choke when the action hits full steam. Cool, dude, cool!
