Sci-fi as a deus ex machina?

Rating: 3/10 (10 April 2007)

I was told by several people things like "This movie is awesome!" and "you'll have to watch it like three times to figure out what happened!" Well, I can pretty comfortably state that the movie is not "awesome" and it only took about 1/2 the movie to figure out what was going to happen. I'm not quite sure why such talent agreed to be in this film after reading the script, unless they figured that most Americans are dolts and wouldn't realize how inane this movie actually is (which apparently is true). If you do watch it, and I don't advise against it because it's a better alternative than a lot of other movies, don't be surprised if you come away shocked not at the ending but at the way it comes about. For in this movie, I'm not blown away by the twist but rather by the ludicrous yet horribly predictable road leading to it.