Too much E.T

Rating: 4/10 (9 August 2009)

I was surprised upon viewing this film as it was a lot more dark and a touch more horrifying than one might have expected. For all its special effects and intended dark tone it struggles to draw in the cinema-goer.
Nicholas Cage is always good, a picture with fast action (although this is more broody) grand special effects and he does not fail to deliver. Knowing does create a suspenseful atmosphere but its engagement with extra-terrestrial beings and its far-fetched conclusion really do hamper any strengths the film had.
I was not embroiled in the escapades of Knowing, apart from the great special effects it lumbers somewhat and doesn't manage to keep up the ante to a level of satisfaction.