Almost a really good movie.....

Rating: 6/10 (16 April 2009)

For about three quarters of the film, I was totally engrossed with the story and characters. Then the plot twist enters and the movie went to blazes and a hand basket from there.
I normally enjoy Nicholas Cage. He can play some quirky folks, but he is always enjoyable. That is the case here, there is really nothing wrong with his performance, or with anyones performance for that matter. The problem lies within the story and how it plays out.
We have this intriguing numbers riddle that Cage is able to work out. All of it is counting down to the end of the world. Can he stop it? Can he save his son? Is there nothing that can be done? The movie asks those questions and you are taken along for the ride wondering what those answers will be. For me, the answers were unsatisfying.
I walked out of the theater wondering just what the heck the movie supposedly stood for.