Knowing (2009)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.6/10   

Director:

Alex Proyas

Escritores (WGA):

Ryne Douglas Pearson (screenplay) and
Juliet Snowden (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 marzo 2009 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Drama | Misterio | Ciencia-Ficción | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Knowing is Everything...

Plot:

A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold. |

Plot Keywords:

Time Capsule | Teacher | Prediction | School | Person On Fire

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Real good entertainment

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Reparto

Nicolas Cage	...	John Koestler
Chandler Canterbury	...	Caleb Koestler
Rose Byrne	...	Diana
Lara Robinson	...	Abby / Lucinda
D.G. Maloney	...	The Stranger
Nadia Townsend	...	Grace
Alan Hopgood	...	Reverend Koestler
Adrienne Pickering	...	Allison
Joshua Long	...	Younger Caleb
Danielle Carter	...	Miss Taylor (1959)
Alethea McGrath	...	Miss Taylor (2009)
David Lennie	...	Principal Clark (1959)
Tamara Donnellan	...	Lucinda's Mother
Travis Waite	...	Lucinda's Father
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Phil Beckman

También conocida como:

Know1ng (USA) (promotional title)
Cuenta regresiva (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Presagio (Peru) [es]
Señales del futuro (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disaster sequences, disturbing images and brief strong language.

Duración:

121 min

País:

USA | UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45115) | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:12 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Czech Republic:12 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Belgium:KT | Finland:K-13 | Norway:15 | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:15 | Iceland:12 | Peru:14

Locaciones de Filmación:

Camberwell High School, Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Compañía:

Summit Entertainment

Trivialidades:

Richard Kelly was originally set to write and direct the project.

Errores:

Incorrectamente calificados como errores: When Diana is driving away from John (and toward the caves) she tries to call John on her cell phone. It says "no service" when it clearly has all bars of signal strength. However, while the cell phone has full bars, the network may be jammed, on certain carriers the bars turn to a different color when this happens but remain at full strength.

Citas:

[from trailer]
Diana Whelan: What happens when the numbers run out?

Conexiones de Película:

References "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1993)

Banda de Sonido:

News Theme

Real good entertainment

"Knowing" is what you wouldn't expect from a Nicolas Cage-flick anymore: real good entertainment. Maybe it has to do with the fact that this movie was made by Alex Proyas, the man responsible for such dark and intriguing stories as "The Crow" and "Dark City". "Knowing" also has this certain darkness that elevates it from similarly themed apocalyptic movies.

The story plays more like a mystery thriller than your typical end-of-the-world-blockbuster... until the last moments, that is. Then the movie starts to fall apart a bit. The final solution reveals that the whole mystery about the prophetic list was more or less superfluous, which is a bit frustrating, but, hey, up until then it's a fun ride. Even the special effects don't ruin the movie. There is a really awkward moment where burning CGI-deer leave the woods. What could have been distracting and annoying doesn't really matter, because at that point the movie's got you hooked so much, the CGI won't bother you. And, of course, there are other moments where the special effects are eerily effective (the plane crash is one of the most terrifying things I have seen at the movies this year).

"Knowing" is definitely not without its flaws: the not too logical story, some unintentionally funny moments of typical Cage-ness and the over-the-top-ending all prevent it from being anything else than popcorn-fodder for the masses. However, there is such a thing as a good blockbuster and "Knowing" is just that. In short: I really enjoyed watching this movie.