Overall Rating Awesome: 7.94% Worth A Look: 3.17% Average: 25.4% Pretty Bad: 25.4% Total Crap: 38.1% 7 reviews, 21 user ratings

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Premonition (2007)

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by Lybarger

"You don’t have to watch the trailer to tell that this movie’s going to suck"

German director Mennan Yapo (“Soundless”) uses his American debut to demonstrate how not to make a thriller. “Premonition” is a time-shifting mess that’s devoid of any sensation other than tedium or disbelief. Treading the same territory that more accomplished filmmakers like Christopher Nolan (“Memento”) and Harold Ramis (“Groundhog Day”) have covered before, “Premonition” gives viewers a nagging feeling they could be renting something better.

The ever-likable Sandra Bullock stars as a housewife named Linda Hanson, who discovers that her husband Jim (Julian McMahon, “Nip/Tuck”) has just died in a horrific auto accident. Before she can grasp what has happened, she wakes up the next day to see hunky Jim taking a shower.

The trouble is that whenever she awakens, she has little idea of whether Jim’s death or his continued existence is real because the situation changes every morning.

The script credited to Billy Kelly attempts to tease viewers into guessing what’s actually happening to Linda’s world, but after a while it’s difficult to care. McMahon, who at least gets credit for successfully hiding his Australian accent, is flat out dull.

This is a shame because the role is potentially juicy. In each day that we encounter him, he could change radically, making it easier to care if she could tell if he is living or dead. As it is, Bullock and her sunny presence easily upstage the stolid McMahon.

The rest of the supporting cast seems equally bland, which is unfortunate considering that the accomplished Kate Nelligan (“The Prince of Tides”) is wasted as Linda’s mother.

Probably sensing that Nelson’s script has sketchy logic, Yapo attempts put viewers on edge by cranking up the dissonant music. Instead creating chills, the results are unintentional giggling. In a movie like this, the viewers should never feel like they are ahead of the bewildered protagonist.

Yapo also imbues the story with a gushy sentimentality that makes the ending sappy and perfunctory. It’s almost as if Nelson rolled dice to determine the ending.

Bullock has overcome dozens of similar turkeys in her career. For example, it would be nice to be able to forget “Speed 2: Cruise Control.” Yapo, however, will have to cure cancer, AIDS and leprosy before viewers will forgive him for this movie.

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originally posted: 03/17/07 16:09:38

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5/07/11 Nikki Smith I enjoyed this film, and reccomend it to all of my friends. Sandra Bullock is so awesome!! 5 stars

6/12/10 PAUL SHORTT DREARY SUPERNATURAL THRILLER 1 stars

12/12/08 Richard Remington I can't believe she went wacko and got him killed, should have laid off the booze and pills 5 stars

11/13/08 mr.mike Worthwhile till about the halfway point , then drops like a stone. 3 stars

10/08/08 Shaun Wallner I really enjoyed this film. 5 stars

5/24/08 R>A>Keeler Sandra desperately need someone to tell her "NO" when something like this script comes alon 2 stars

1/26/08 Pamela White plot twisted but clues have holes in them 3 stars

10/23/07 mike this movie was terrible but not even close to the number 23 to being the worst of 2007! 1 stars

10/18/07 Joey So Disappointed in Sandra Bullock! I Love Her, but What Was This Crap? 1 stars

9/15/07 Marty never believed the chars actions or dialogue. why is she a timetraveler? 2 stars

9/08/07 Alice Sandra=one of the few real women on the screen, ok (rent) movie ! 4 stars

8/12/07 Joe Smaltz tedium turned into irritation, followed by Huh? 1 stars

8/01/07 Tamatha Burrus Not Bad but I wished I had waited till it came on TV. 3 stars

7/31/07 Monday Morning This wouldn't have even been a "just average" TV show. Save your $$ & time. 2 stars

7/27/07 Gail One of the most confusing & illogical movies yet 1 stars

6/15/07 Austin wertman sucked 1 stars

4/05/07 William Goss Initially intriguing, but falls apart with each passing day, down to just tacky final shot. 2 stars

3/27/07 fools♫gold Trickistothinkofwhetherthechick"loved"thelyingprick!Seehowshestressedcareforkidsattheend! 5 stars

3/22/07 Lori excellent 5 stars

3/21/07 Dan's girlfriend Gutsy hunky call instead of describing the woman. He has to cure 3 diseases, come on. 4 stars

3/21/07 James Dunn Not as bad as I thought it would be, althought the ending just fell apart. Predictable. 3 stars

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USA 16-Mar-2007 (PG-13) DVD: 17-Jul-2007 UK 16-Mar-2007 (12A) DVD: 16-Jul-2007 Australia 19-Jul-2007

Directed by Mennan Yapo Written by Bill Kelly Cast Sandra Bullock Julian McMahon Nia Long Kate Nelligan Amber Valetta Peter Stormare

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