Friday, February 15, 2013

Chronicle

ChronicleThe Gist: Three teenagers find an underground cave hiding a mysterious crystal that confers amazing telekinetic powers on them.  The three play with their newfound abilities at first, developing them gradually like any other muscle, but after a while things start to go seriously wrong.

Many Hollywood productions stand to learn a lot from this obviously bite-size budget movie.  While the visual effects are impressive for this level of production, it’s the simple and well structured screenplay that ultimately makes it a success.

The eye candy provided by Michael B. Jordan and, above all, Alex Russell doesn’t hurt…

The Bottom Line: A very interesting take on superhero-style powers and what can happen when they are bestowed upon regular folks.  Don’t dismiss it as a sci-fi movie though, it’s has nothing to do with the comic book fare plaguing us of late.  It’s original and cool at the same time.  A good movie overall.

Grade: 7

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