Chronicle (2012)
Three high school boys encounter something in an underground cave and discover over the next several weeks that they've got some telekinetic abilities. With practice, their powers evolve.
I really got into this movie. The three guys weren't friends to begin with -- one's a loner who's regularly bullied, both at home and at school; another's a too-mature-for-you philosophy-spouting cousin to the first; and the third's a popular kid running for a class presidency he seems to have sewn up -- but their newfound power binds them together. The intense and fast friendships of that age along with the brutality of the social game felt really true-to-life. I also really liked the understanding that the powers would be viewed/used differently by the kids. Of course the heretofore loser would need to push the boundaries of his new strength while the others are happy to just have fun with it.
Great idea handled well, even though the climax went on a little too long (and why didn't the kid who needed money just SMASH AN ATM??).
B+
I really got into this movie. The three guys weren't friends to begin with -- one's a loner who's regularly bullied, both at home and at school; another's a too-mature-for-you philosophy-spouting cousin to the first; and the third's a popular kid running for a class presidency he seems to have sewn up -- but their newfound power binds them together. The intense and fast friendships of that age along with the brutality of the social game felt really true-to-life. I also really liked the understanding that the powers would be viewed/used differently by the kids. Of course the heretofore loser would need to push the boundaries of his new strength while the others are happy to just have fun with it.
Great idea handled well, even though the climax went on a little too long (and why didn't the kid who needed money just SMASH AN ATM??).
B+
posted by MeMe | 11:45 PM
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