The life of a time-traveling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.
A funny, affecting, twisted tale, which demands you pay close attention to every throwaway detail.
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.
This low-budget Australian production takes a laudable running jump at profundity but, pacy and confident though it is, Predestination twists and turns so often you won't be sure which way to look.
Sarah Snook is a revelation. This one's unlikely to age well, though.
Like all time-travel stories, this inevitably trips on its own causal illogic – but not before it’s offered you a taste of something genuinely rich and strange, and probably toxic.
Predestination combines science-fiction paranoia, a film noir-style thriller and elements of Greek tragedy into something that feels fresh and very appealing.
Convoluted time paradoxes ensue and while it doesn’t all tie together, the film’s commitment to its own increasingly bizarre revelations makes up for its expository awkwardness and occasional lack of flash.
As Sci-fi film noir it works well, but as the initial conceit - time travelling to stop a crime – unravels and the real identity of the players becomes more confused, I was completely baffled, yet still enjoying myself which can only be good.
It all makes for heady stuff that should get your synapses sparking.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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