Premonition 2007

Critics score:
8 / 100

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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Premonition works hard at wearing out its welcome, with numerous scenes that don't seem to add up and too many characters who feel underwritten. Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: As Premonition zigzags toward its solution it loses its head completely, packing a risible final reel with left-field religious disquisitions and heartfelt warnings against infidelity. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: With her tetchy screen persona, Sandra Bullock is well served by brainteasers like The Lake House and this passable thriller about a woman who seems to be bouncing between two alternate realities. Read more

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: Pay real money to see this feeble fiasco only if you're in the mood for Groundhog Day without the laughs. Read more

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: The convoluted setup doesn't produce a payoff worthy of the attention this film demands. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Premonition is probably two-thirds of a good movie, and sometimes that's enough. But I have a, well, premonition it may not be, especially when it comes to those all-important opening-weekend grosses. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: Had it been easier to comprehend at the beginning, there's no telling how bad Premonition might have been. Read more

Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: In Premonition, Sandra Bullock plays a woman going through a horrifying experience. She keeps waking up in this movie. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Fans of horror, thrillers, and the films of Sandra Bullock will find Premonition puzzling since it fails to honor any of them. Read more

Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times: Its biggest failing - and the ultimate one for a lightweight entertainment such as this - is that it's a deadly bore from start to finish. Even more annoying is its blind-alley structure resulting in an unsatisfying mind game for the audience. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Somber but soulful, Premonition has a strong dramatic performance by Sandra Bullock and a gimmicky plot that doesn't grate until the end. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: May I suggest that it's time to declare a moratorium on movies about time? Read more

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: Movies obsessed with keeping us guessing can miss out on providing reasons to keep us caring. Read more

Tom Long, Detroit News: Premonition, for all its far-fetched nature, never lets go of its momentum and holds the audience every inch of the way. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Movies like Memento, told backward, are so six years ago. Premonition complicates it all by throwing the whole calendar week out of order. Read more

Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Premonition maintains a chilly grip on the viewer, almost in spite of the spotty storytelling. Read more

Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: [A] hackneyed supernatural thriller that plays like a cross between a Lifetime network spinoff of Final Destination and the infamous Bobby-in-the-shower episode of Dallas. Read more

Gene Seymour, Newsday: Premonition is a dour Groundhog Day for desperate housewives. Read more

Anthony Lane, New Yorker: So there you have it: go to church, keep your husband's gaze averted from stray blondes, try not to think about the future, and all shall be well. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: The script could have used some analysis itself. After proceeding for an hour in its fairly obvious supernatural path, suddenly the movie decides to get religious. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: At least all this uncertainty is leading up to a spectacular twist ending -- oh, wait. No, it's not. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: As Premonition slowly creeps toward a ridiculous faith-based climax or two, you may feel compelled to take a nap yourself. When you awake, it may all seem like a bad dream -- but why is your wallet missing $11? Scary. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Confusing, convoluted and yet gripping and emotional almost in spite of itself Premonition is the first movie Sandra Bullock has successfully 'carried' in years. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Although aspects of Premonition tantalize, other elements frustrate, and that makes for an uneasy final result. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: The picture can't decide between cheap scares or deep thoughts, so it goes for both. Read more

Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times: The most irritating thing about this film is its overall lack of clear direction. Bullock is always running around in a sort of a fog, dashing from scene to scene, but with no sense of purpose. Read more

Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail: When we get to the top of the roller coaster, the film stalls and slows down. Read more

Susan Walker, Toronto Star: It never pays to think too much about movies constructed to make you think. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Premonition barely remembers to create suspense. Read more

Claudia Puig, USA Today: Premonition is both dreary and absurd, suffering from a lack of intrinsic logic and terrible pacing, a one-two punch that kills off any chance of entertainment value. Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: Stronger style and atmosphere would have greatly benefited a pic that seems to abandon its own supernatural aspects to sheer plot mechanism. Read more

Nathan Lee, Village Voice: Bullock's affable performance starts strong then muscles up as a faint but lifesaving strain of humor creeps into the material. Read more

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: If you've seen the ads, you've seen the movie. Read more