plot not developed to potential, leaving too many questions

Rating: 5/10 (11 June 2000)

I rate this movie only a 5. The idea is excellent and appears to build up to some wonderful discovery, but it doesn't seem to amount to anything conclusive. I was left at the end of the movie wondering, "what was that microchip all about and why didn't they elaborate more on that? Why was the religious group interested in the number 216 and why didn't they elaborate on that? Who was that black woman and why didn't they elaborate more on that?" The end of the movie left me confused and disappointed that such an excellent theory was so poorly put together.