Yes or Knowing
I was kind of intrigued by the trailer for "Knowing" and I still have faith in Alex Proyas, director of "Dark City". But it's starring Nic Cage and he has delivered some terrible films. I basically wrote it off as a rental but I'm not intrigued by the reviews. Most of them say the film is stupid. The Boston Globe's Ty Burr opens his review with the following paragraph:
"It's a Nicolas Cage movie, so, admit it, you're expecting crazy. You have no idea. The star's latest, "Knowing," starts off mildly ridiculous, ascends to the full-blown ludicrous, and finally sails boldly off the edge of the absolutely preposterous. Throughout it all, Cage's grim sense of purpose stays in place, as does his hairpiece. You have to admire such dedication amid apocalypse, even as you're hooting through your fingers in disbelief."
But then Roger Ebert comes in and drop this bomb.
""Knowing" is among the best science-fiction films I've seen -- frightening, suspenseful, intelligent and, when it needs to be, rather awesome. In its very different way, it is comparable to the great "Dark City," by the same director, Alex Proyas. That film was about the hidden nature of the world men think they inhabit, and so is this one."
Very strange. I have no idea what to expect but I'm not sure if I want to waste 14 bucks and two hours on my life just on Ebert's opinion.
