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KNOWING (Running Time: 122 min; Rated: PG-13)

Reviewed by Denise Castillón

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KNOWING, with its spectacular disaster sequences, is an exciting apocalyptic science fiction, action-thriller, -at least for the first half of the film. Later, the story’s progression changes course, and the resulting hokey-ness loses its captivated audience.

The remaining half of “Knowing” introduces more underdeveloped characters and a confusing avalanche of genres - extraterrestrials, supernaturalism and religion. But, then, the film’s director, Alex Proyas (I, ROBOT, THE CROW), has a reputation of delivering visually stunning action thrillers, in where he, usually successfully, incorporates fanciful mythologies to camouflage a faulty script.

Widowed father and science professor, John Koestler (NICOLAS CAGE), lectures his MIT college students on Randomism versus Determinism. He, himself, believes that “shit happens”, that is until his young son, Caleb (CHANDLER CANTERBURY), brings home a number-filled letter from his school’s fifty year-old time capsule. The professor discovers it is a coded predictor of major disasters. After the last two of three catastrophes are realized, John researches the school girl who wrote the prophecies, and finds her last living relative, Diana Wayland (ROSE BYRNE) and her daughter. Together, both families embark on a race to save their lives from the remaining prediction of global devastation.

Starring Academy Award® Winner Nicolas Cage (National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Leaving Las Vegas), Rose Byrne (FX’s Damages, 28 Weeks Later) and Chandler Canterbury (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button).

Directed by Alex Proyas. Story by Ryne Douglas Pearson. Screenplay by Ryne Douglas Pearson, Juliet Snowden and Stiles White. Produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch. Released by Summit Entertainment