Premonition (2007) Critic Reviews

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ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

The star and the more overwrought aspects of the plot are mainstream but the philosophical implications will not appeal to those who prefer easily digestible cinematic portions. It's also true that the more deeply one considers the movie's themes and structure, the less sense it makes.Read the full review

Variety | Dennis HarveyAdd Critic to Favorites

This slick exercise about a housewife whose spouse might or might not be dead is effective until a downright maudlin close.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe SteinAdd Critic to Favorites

A supernatural thriller that keeps your attention while failing to hold you in its grip.Read the full review

USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

Had it been easier to comprehend at the beginning, there's no telling how bad Premonition might have been.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

One piece of advice in trying to make sense of it all: Follow the sleepwear, since Bullock cycles through a few garments that clarify which day is which. Another suggestion? Ignore the two-bit psychological and spiritual doggerel with which screenwriter Bill Kelly tries to deepen the meaning of the game.Read the full review

Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites

Sandra Bullock is a disheveled, grumpy, adorable mess in Premonition, a psychological thriller that was no doubt pitched as "Medium," only longer and brunette. Or maybe "The Eternal Sixth Sense of the Spotless Groundhog Day."Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Michael RechtshaffenAdd Critic to Favorites

The usually likable Bullock, obstructed by glaring continuity problems and often baffling character motivation, comes across as unsympathetically dazed and confused here, giving the viewer little reason to care about this desperate housewife's puzzling predicament.Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

The sloppy, absent-minded Premonition is a giant step backward for Ms. Bullock.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a movie only a psychic could love, since a psychic would know to stay home or see "Zodiac" instead.Read the full review

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