Heavy religious overtones

Rating: 3/10 (24 March 2009)

Unless you're a "Left Behind" fan, in which Nicholas Cage IS left behind, don't bother with this movie. Under the guise of SCI FI fantasy, the movie-goer will discover that "Knowing" is unknowingly a film steeped in Christian dogma. Unfortunately, we don't discover the true intention of this flick until the 3rd Act.
For the first three acts, I was fully engaged in the action-packed and character-driven plot line. Nicholas Cage was fat his zany best as astrophysicist John Koestler. The direction by Alex Proyas and pulse-pounding music score by Marco Beltrami provided just the right amount of dramatic build, and the special effects kept me riveted to my seat. However, at this point it seemed as though the entire production switched hands. Cage the scientist discarded his logic and reasoning, gave up his fight to save the world, and suddenly accepted the fate of mankind because he'd remembered a scripture quote from his evangelist father. Gone was the driving music, replaced by bombastic classical selections. We were suddenly inundated with biblical prophecy and symbolism, medieval religious renderings, and an in-your-face message; only those who listen to whisperings of the alien/angels will be saved and that only males can be role models.