Premonition (2007/I)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Mennan Yapo

Writer (WGA):

Bill Kelly (written by)

Release Date:

16 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Reality is only a nightmare away

Plot:

Depressed housewife learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously, awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the next day after to a world in which he is still dead.

Plot Keywords:

Car Accident | Car | Sheriff | Housewife | School

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 21

10:00 PM

TMC

Cast

Sandra Bullock	...	Linda Hanson
Julian McMahon	...	Jim Hanson
Shyann McClure	...	Megan Hanson
Courtney Taylor Burness	...	Bridgette Hanson
Nia Long	...	Annie
Marc Macaulay	...	Sheriff Reilly
Kate Nelligan	...	Joanne
Irene Ziegler	...	Mrs. Quinn
Phillip DeVona	...	Funeral Attendant
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Funeral Attendant
Matt Moore	...	Young Priest
Amber Valletta	...	Claire
Peter Stormare	...	Dr. Roth
Laurel Whitsett	...	School Aide
Kristin Ketterer	...	Receptionist

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violent content, disturbing images, thematic material and brief language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Netherlands:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | Norway:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 (cut) | Sweden:11 | Malaysia:U | Czech Republic:12 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Denmark:15 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42764) | France:U | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Minden, Louisiana, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Not a remake of the Japanese film of the same name.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the funeral, the car that is with the woman behind the tree moves up and back between scenes.

Quotes:

Father Kennedy: Everyday we are alive can be a miracle.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Stiletto (2008/I)

Plot holes, bad acting, and one bad ending

I had expectations for what this film was going to be like. It fell short horribly. Maybe I had too great of expectations.

The movie starts out really well and is strong for a while. As it progresses, there are plot holes. It goes through all the days in a week, and there are inconsistencies between the days. A lot of the occurrences work out as the days progress, but some of them don't, and just leave you wondering "why did they think that? they knew what really happened." Even if Sandra doesn't know what happened in the previous days, everyone else does and at points they blatantly don't seem to know about things they should. Also, Sandra will do things on a later day of the week because of something that happened earlier in the week. Why is she doing those activities if she does not know about the earlier events yet? It's tough when dealing with time, to work out all the kinks. At some points it seems like the movie works out, but then some things don't.

I thought Sandra's acting was solid, she gave a good performance. The daughters were also good little actresses. McMahon's performance was bad. He puts out nothing until the very end where it looks like he is actually showing emotion. I don't think he was well suited to the role.

The ending seemed to negate the entire point of the movie. It's the only ending that could make sense I guess, and yet it did not fit. It left all of us in the theater wondering "Is that it? That's how it ends?!" It resolves nothing and leaves you with a bad taste. The very end of the movie is also a huge cliché that I wish the movie would just have avoided.

Over all, I thought the movie was entertaining for a while. Then it lost its steam. I will probably not see it again, once is enough. It's a good movie if you don't analyze things. If you simply want to watch a movie, then maybe you'll enjoy it. However, if you prefer to also think about what you've seen, this probably isn't the movie for you.