10s Movie Review - Predestination

Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Genre: Science Fiction
Runtime: 97 minutes
Year: 2014
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor

Description: For his final assignment, a top temporal agent (Ethan Hawke) must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. The chase turns into a unique, surprising and mind-bending exploration of love, fate identity and time travel taboos.

Review: We meet a top temporal agent who must travel through time for various missions. On his last mission, he must apprehend the criminal who repeatedly outwits him throughout his career.

What would life be like if we could time travel? Could we change the past or adjust the future? The fascination associated with time travel makes it an inspiration for many films. I always enjoy time travel stories. The directing brothers Michael and Peter Spierig came up with “Predestination”, a fascinating film that again highlights time travel. But with a new angle.

1970s New York is gripped by a terrorist named the Fizzle Bomber. The terrorist commits several attacks, but the police cannot catch him. When one of his attacks kills 11000 people, a secret government agency intervenes. Within this organization are agents who can travel through time and try to prevent crime. One of them goes back in time to stop the Fizzle Bomber.

I won’t elaborate too much on the rest of the story, because it’s better to go in with little information. The various plot twists make the film a true puzzle for the viewer. it’s a pretty complex film, without getting difficult to follow.

It’s a science fiction movie, without being set in the future. It’s the time travel element that make it this genre. Ethan Hawke became a favorite of mine over the years, I like almost everything he is in. And I always love his performances. And no matter what genre he plays in, he always manages to captivate me. Sarah Snook is also worth mentioning, she did such a good job in this film.

“Predestination” is one of those films that flew under the radar when it came out. It’s an underrated and overlooked film. I highly enjoyed it.

Rating: 4,5/ 5