Premonition: Critic Reviews

Movies like Memento, told backward, are so six years ago. Premonition complicates it all by throwing the whole calendar week out of order.

The sloppy, absent-minded Premonition is a step back in time and a giant leap backward for Sandra Bullock.

How many times can the nightmare that is Sandra Bullock keep recurring?

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.

If you've seen the ads, you've seen the movie.

Fans of horror, thrillers, and the films of Sandra Bullock will find Premonition puzzling since it fails to honor any of them.

Bullock's affable performance starts strong then muscles up as a faint but lifesaving strain of humor creeps into the material.

At least all this uncertainty is leading up to a spectacular twist ending -- oh, wait. No, it's not.

Pay real money to see this feeble fiasco only if you're in the mood for Groundhog Day without the laughs.

Somber but soulful, Premonition has a strong dramatic performance by Sandra Bullock and a gimmicky plot that doesn't grate until the end.

Movies obsessed with keeping us guessing can miss out on providing reasons to keep us caring.

So there you have it: go to church, keep your husband's gaze averted from stray blondes, try not to think about the future, and all shall be well.

The most irritating thing about this film is its overall lack of clear direction. Bullock is always running around in a sort of a fog, dashing from scene to scene, but with no sense of purpose.

As Premonition zigzags toward its solution it loses its head completely, packing a risible final reel with left-field religious disquisitions and heartfelt warnings against infidelity.

With her tetchy screen persona, Sandra Bullock is well served by brainteasers like The Lake House and this passable thriller about a woman who seems to be bouncing between two alternate realities.

Premonition is an odd little thing, with a protagonist in a protracted fugue state and a plot that doesn't know whether its coming or going.

Can you suffocate by constantly stifling yawns? If so, Premonition should be labeled a public health threat.

Premonition, for all its far-fetched nature, never lets go of its momentum and holds the audience every inch of the way.

In Premonition, Sandra Bullock plays a woman going through a horrifying experience. She keeps waking up in this movie.

In an attempt to be unconventional and surreal, the film has no arc, and everyone talks in shorthand. But Ms. Bullock gives Premonition a truthful center.

Stronger style and atmosphere would have greatly benefited a pic that seems to abandon its own supernatural aspects to sheer plot mechanism.

As Premonition slowly creeps toward a ridiculous faith-based climax or two, you may feel compelled to take a nap yourself. When you awake, it may all seem like a bad dream -- but why is your wallet missing $11? Scary.

Confusing, convoluted and yet gripping and emotional almost in spite of itself Premonition is the first movie Sandra Bullock has successfully 'carried' in years.

It never pays to think too much about movies constructed to make you think.

When we get to the top of the roller coaster, the film stalls and slows down.