This is the typical movie that could have offered much more, hadn't the director let himself be carried away by the need to be too original and too eager to surprise. The movie starts with good premises, the plot and the characters sound intriguing enough as to engage the viewer, but as the story unfolds, it gets confused, the thrilling side is badly blurred by a kind of science-fiction drift, as to get an uncontrolled and messy sci-fic thriller. And in the end, it even does not surprise that much, since by the middle of the picture we may guess what is hiding behind the intriguing plot. Some mystery relies in the final encounter between father and son, but this does not lift the movie above a mediocre level. Matthew Mccounaghey gives a good performance, this is the kind of role fit for him, and does not disappoint, as opposed to Anne Hathaway, who does not shine, whereas Daine Lane is confined to a minor role that does not render justice to her acting skill. On the whole, rather a disappointing movie, which could have been much more enjoying.
