IMDB gave this film 7 out of 10, I would put it more in the range of 7 out of 100. Oh it has some good to it, but it's just not the kind of good that the above average movie go-er is looking for. It takes place in present time with a wanna-be spooky future tone. Fooling only the most pedestrian of movie fans. Being based on a short story by Phillip Dick, who also wrote Minority Report and Blade Runner It was a diappointing ada-aptation. Speilburg or Ridley Scott most likely would've done fine but any studio who hires George Nolfi to direct a sci-fi, suspense thriller with a porly executed love story twist is making a big mistake. I am sorry to see such a poor film with Matt Damon. He's good in it but that's like smelling real good but being stuck in shitbox.
So this is it in a nutshell. Damons character Dave Norris loses touch briefly with a behind the curtains team who from what I could gather are a higher evolved version of humans who alter little thing in our daily lives in order to keep everyone on a predetermined path. Norris disrupts this in his life and get's to see behind the curtain. He is allowed to return to his life with the knowledge of this secret because the future holds important things for him as a leader of the people. And this is all wrapped around the, they won't let us be together love story, that the director (what was his name again????? oh well, who wants to be remembered for crap) should have toned way down. To bad we all know Damon already from such great performances, I will at least remember how bad this one made him look.
This borderline b movie is now available to rent but my bet is it will likely be streaming live for free very soon. My rating is 3 out of 10 and that's not counting Damons contribution 'cause I'm sure he's not counting it.
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