Nonsense

Rating: 5/10 (9 September 2014)

The whole film is predicated on the long-refuted myth that humans use only 10% of their brain capacity OK, I could live with that, but the way Morgan Freeman explains what we could do with access to 20%, 30% etc., is utter bunk. The notion that accessing more of our brain would allow us to control matter is ridiculous... and the film proceeds down this path of lunacy with wild abandon and no respect whatsoever for the laws of physics or biology. Apparently, accessing 100% of our brain allows us to physically disappear and 'be everywhere.' Accessing 80% allows us to control time.
If you have not even the most basic understanding of science, or are able to suspend your incredulity, then you may enjoy this film. Its entertaining enough, but at its heart it's complete bunk.
There's a difference between science fiction and fantasy. This sets itself up as the former, but takes so many liberties it strays uncomfortably into the latter; and the dissonance is painful.