Predestination

THE GIST: A Temporal Agent, a time traveler whose goal is to stop criminals who've committed atrocities in the past, is sent on a final mission to stop the one criminal who's always escaped capture.

Predestination is a cool movie if you like time travel, but it's a helluva mind-bender as our hero is sent on trip after trip in the past and the future to the point that it's quite hard to keep track of who is who and where is when and whatnot.

Ethan Hawke, always the consummate actor, valiantly charges on, mission after mission, with an admirable dedication to the convoluted plot.

Sarah Snook is also quite good.

THE BOTTOM LINE: This is not a light movie to watch on a carefree night, but if you like the genre, it's a pretty fun ride to go on.

Grade: 8