DotTheEyes
Movie Fan
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Premonition, now on DVD, is not as awful as the reviews (a 29 on Metacritic!) say, but it's not great either. From a technical standpoint, it's extremely well-made. I especially dug composer Klaus Badelt's layered musical score and the creepy atmosphere it gave the film. Also, the acting was proficient across-the-board (though only Sandra and Julian McMahon's roles were fleshed-out to any significant degree). But the screenplay was poor, overflowing with plot holes and contrivances. And the ending was flat-out maudlin.
All in all, it was watchable and well-crafted, but to what the end? The core element, the screenplay, didn't respect the intelligence of the viewers, rendering everything else delicious dressing for a salad of mealy tomatoes and lettuce.
Premonition, now on DVD, is not as awful as the reviews (a 29 on Metacritic!) say, but it's not great either. From a technical standpoint, it's extremely well-made. I especially dug composer Klaus Badelt's layered musical score and the creepy atmosphere it gave the film. Also, the acting was proficient across-the-board (though only Sandra and Julian McMahon's roles were fleshed-out to any significant degree). But the screenplay was poor, overflowing with plot holes and contrivances. And the ending was flat-out maudlin.
All in all, it was watchable and well-crafted, but to what the end? The core element, the screenplay, didn't respect the intelligence of the viewers, rendering everything else delicious dressing for a salad of mealy tomatoes and lettuce.
