The Future

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2009)

Cage proves himself a star again,with a movie that throws a few curve balls at you and manages to keep us interested for a solid couple of hours. Cage plays a mathematician who suddenly discovers a rather puzzling mystery, has his family threatened by a group of mysterious men in black overcoats, and eventually realizes there might be more to his decoding a enigmatic document.
"Knowing" has its share of great special effects and a terrific, moody, musical score, but it is Cage's performance that carries the movie, as his eagerness to solve a few problems leads him to convince a few people that he is not wrong about his analysis.
The film has children in danger, cities in danger, some apocalyptic set piece, and even a sprinkle of religion in there to stir a little controversy. Putting a bit of disbelief aside, one should sit and enjoy a spectacular tale of doom and gloom, with a dash of hope thrown in, just the way Hollywood can make them.