Knowing Me Knowing You

Tonight's film was Knowing starring Nick Cage.  Knowing is a thriller that tells the story of a school that places a time capsule in the ground in 1959.  One of the students places a page of apparently random numbers in the capsule.  When the capsule is opened in 2009, Nic Cage's son receives the page of numbers.

Nick plays John Koestler,  a professor from MIT, who stumbles upon the secret of the numbers.  After John discovers their meaning and becomes obsessed with unlocking the secret of the final numbers, he sets out to save people from the events yet to happen.

This is a special effects movie that allows the viewer to uncover the secret that Nick does.  It moves fairly quickly and sets the viewer up for the ending.  How one deals with the ending is approached from several angles.  This is a film based on faith and how one's faith prepares them for the end of time.

I liked the film and found myself trying to solve the puzzle along with Koestler.  The ending was an effects eye candy wonder to behold.  Depressing eye candy but candy nonetheless.

Knowing was directed by Alex Proya, who also directed The Crow, Dark City and I, Robot.

I give Knowing Three Billys.