Predestination
Stage 6 Films | Release Date: January 9, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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21
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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60
Total FilmMatt GlasbyFeb 17, 2015
Slick but overstretched, Predestination deserves respect for what it tries to achieve rather than dismissal for not getting there. Either way, you will not be bored. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJan 8, 2015
Predestination may have the trippiest, weirdest take yet on the time-travel concept. Read full review
60
The DissolveScott TobiasJan 8, 2015
There’s a clarity to Snook’s emotional journey that’s absent from the rest of the film—a fact that’s partly deliberate, since Heinlein and the Spierigs mean to dive into the soup. But amid the murky genre experimentation, it’s a beacon of truth. Read full review
60
The GuardianHenry BarnesDec 22, 2014
Even if Predestination is distinctive chiefly for Snook’s excellent performance, it’s still a tricksy story well-handled by its directors. It doesn’t offer any new twists on the genre, but it is clever enough to leave you satisfied that you don’t want the time back. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyKyle AndersonJan 14, 2015
Predestination's pace is too slack, and the brothers are so painfully tentative as storytellers that the easily guessed big twist gets three separate reveals. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleThomas LeeJan 8, 2015
"Looper,” while confusing at times, never lets the act of time travel undermine the movie’s intelligence nor the integrity of the main protagonist. By contrast, Predestination is too clever for its own good, a film that relies on schtick and gimmicks rather than honest storytelling. Read full review
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