"Knowing" is a science-fiction movie with an unusual twist. Nicolas Cage plays a tormented MIT astrophysics professor who lost his wife in a tragic hotel fire. He muddles through his existance (mostly with the assistance of alcohol). But his life changes drastically when his son receives an unusual note from a school time capsule. Fifty years ago, a young woman frantically scribbled numbers onto a piece of paper. In doing so, she chronicled every major disaster for the next fifty years...perfectly. Now, he must discover what the last three predictions are...before it is too late.
This was a good movie that could have been a great movie. Unfortunately, a bizarre plot twist takes what could have been great...and diminishes it. The characters in the movie are decent enough, but it's actually difficult to feel any true sympathy for them.
Good, but not great. Worth a rent, but not much past that.
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