Predestination

Year:	2014
Country:	International
Language:	English
Genre:	Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	9.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	3 Have Seen, 1 Wishlist


Director	Michael Spierig
	Peter Spierig
Selected Cast	Ethan Hawke as The Barkeep
	Sarah Snook as The Unmarried Mother
	Noah Taylor as Mr. Robertson
	Madeleine West as Mrs. Stapleton

Notes

Australia / USA co-production

On DVD & Blu-ray World

Blu-ray

Predestination - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - USA (2015)

Blu-ray

Predestination - Signature - UK (2015)

Comments and Reviews


Magic Marmalade 22nd Dec 2021		Rated 9/10 Probably the best time travel movie I've seen. ...And in my view destined (pre-destined???) to become, if it isn't already, a cult classic in the sci-fi genre. And that's because this is not trying to be, and isn't an "action adventure" type if time travel movie, which usually use that device as a means to some other end, such as to provide thrills and spills etc. Whereas this is a more philosophical drama style of movie... a "talky" movie, who's end, and subject is time, and time travel itself... The characters are there to serve that end. The plot begins something something like a bad joke: "A guy walks into a bar...." ...And then strikes up a conversation with the barkeep, and the discussion unfolds, as the "guy" relates an ever increasingly improbable tale, or so it seems, about his life story. From there, revelations are made, and by degrees through means of flash backs, the plot ratchets up through the gears, revealing a very twisty journey through time. So a lot depends on Sarah Snook, and Ethan Hawke, and their exchanges, and both, especially Snook, act the be-Jeezus out of this, with top notch performances. In the end, this film is about the logic of time travel, a point which most, if not all time travel movies very quickly come unstuck, especially when they try to justify themselves through exposition, or try to treat it in the sense of the physics as possible, and real.... Movies like Back To The Future succeed by not picking too hard at that scab, and recognising that time travel is just a device to serve the action / adventure storyline. ...So very quickly, such movies that try too hard reveal plot and logic holes you could drive a Delorean through :) This, plot wise, and logic wise, is almost perfect, even if the physics are still a little speculative and unlikely. The drama, twists, and the mindbending implications of the logic are spot on. If it is an action / adventure / Thriller style sci-fi you are after, like Looper or Tenet, or something else with loud explosions and rooftop chases and such (Terminator(s)), then you will be disappointed with this, but if you prefer a more cerebral time travel movie that isn't simply trying purposely and expressly cook your nut (Tenet), then you will enjoy the steady pace of this excellently thought out movie. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?



jaimeeduardo 9th Oct 2020

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