A self-taught critic and genuine movie geek
My first thought was that this film would at least explain some of the secrets behind the magic tricks they featured. And it does, though sadly none of them were very exciting secrets. I also thought that a movie with both Michael Caine (Dark Knight Rises) and Morgan Freeman (Oblivion) in it couldn’t possibly be all bad, but this one comes awfully close.
I feel a little like I just watched Super 8 again, even down to the fact that I knew almost nothing about this movie going in. Also as with Super 8, I suspect it’s better to know as little as possible going in, since that way you can discover things right along with the characters. It doesn’t quite make for an even playing field, of course, since the audience knows way before they do that they’re going to end up in deep, deep trouble, but I still think it’s more fun that way.
Not just Matt Damon, but also Matt Damon in an adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story. It’s heaven. Well, not quite heaven, though they do drop several big hints that some celestial agency might be at work. Or maybe aliens. Unlike The Box, though, they make it all work.