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Sometimes when you see a trailer you come in expecting to feel a certain way about a movie. I, for one, love Jessica Biel as an actress. To me, the prospect of Julianne Moore and Jessica Biel could really set the scene for some intense moments. Nicholas Cage isn’t my favorite sometimes and that really made me feel almost ambivalent about the movie coming into it. I’m all for Sci-fi movies, and anything that potentially really can get into a genre and kind of tear into the ideas of the time and space make me giggle at heart. However, a basic lesson on quantum mechanics is what I didn’t want. This movie is all about Schrodingers cat, and the thought that you are everywhere and nowhere at once.

The premise of this movie is Cris Johnson was born with an ability like any other. Cris was born with the ability to see into his future. How far? Two minutes into his life, and only thing directly affecting his life. Except he’s found one exception. He has had one vision in his life of a female who comes into what appears as a waffle house. He has a time and where, but he doesn’t know when and it could be weeks in the future. He’s never seen this far and it could be directly related to his life somehow, but he knows he’s in love with her. Can this really make a good movie?

Sitting in the screening, I didn’t mind it for the beginning. Look, I’ll be honest. Suspend disbelief when you watch this movie. As you fall right into this story, Cris keeps his talen a secret from everyone. However, there is a character you never ever meet who knows about his talent and the entire FBI know about this talent. The FBI starts tracking him because the antagonists in this movie have stolen a 5 kiloton nuke with plans of exploding it somewhere between LA and Arizona. Pin meeting a girl and sleeping with her in a day on that, and you’ve got the beginning of the story.

Nicholas Cage plays the hero, whom can see the future. Honestly, the role will remind you a lot of a Sci-Fi National Treasure-esque guy. Not a bad role by any means, honestly in this movie he’s almost funny. His character has a little bit of style and flair but it’s still like Nick Cage. There is no way around that, and if you are into him, then okay. It’s no Con-Air though.

Jessica Biel is the love interest in the movie. She doesn’t play a butch superwoman for once. I was happy to see her in her role, and I liked it. She was believable and really gave his love interest some fun. I thought she did really well, so I was impressed with her second billing on this movie. Jessica showed a compassion and emotion that was enjoyable and exciting.

Julianne Moore? No. Horrid. She honestly was one of the worst parts of the movie. She’s not a believable cop. She’s stiff, awkward and compensates for control with bitch in this movie. It doesn’t work, and she comes across as a douche. In no way does she seem like someone that would become this top level agent. On all of that, what FBI group goes after a guy who can see only 2 minutes into the future, or whom even believes that?

The ending is what ruined this movie. I won’t spoil the ending, but it just keeps it from being a good movie. I gave the movie a 79.95. You can round it up to a B-, because Jessica Biel walks around in a towel, but if you’re a hard grader it’s a C+. You won’t be mad at yourself for spending the money to watch it, but there are better choices.