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Genre: Action Sci-Fi Thriller

Direction: Lee Tamahori

Lead: Nicolas Cage

Precognition or the ability to see the future takes a slightly unique turn with this movie. The movie is filled with exciting turns each time the lead uses his ability. The direction is good but the movie is more of action movie rather than providing a science-fiction concept to plant in the minds of the audience. The twists are great but the movie flow does not raise much expectations while watching. The ending though fits in the movie does not leave the viewer impressed. Though the thing they did with the ending credits was a good touch.

It has a lot of loopholes, so just enjoy the movie and let it go. Nothing much in it but some good entertainment. It's fun to watch it once.

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VACANCY

Genre: Horror Thriller

Direction: Mark L. Smith

Lead: Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale

Remember that good old horror theme where a couple gets lost in an isolated land, finds a motel where the suspicious-looking motel owner keeps cracking stupid jokes that give him a crooked psychotic personality, and then that motel owner has a routine of killing the guests that come in? Well, if you do remember, then this has nothing much for you. Even the ending is predictable.

The beginning of the movie was pretty well designed as far as the character mapping is concerned. The leads portrayed their characters well and the flow goes smooth, until the regular rut intervenes and then it goes pretty much like a typical psychopathic thriller. After some time, the entire movie keeps going on in a boring manner. The only elements that make this movie slightly above ordinary is Kate and Luke handling their characters really well, and their relationship being directed in a good way. But the theme of the movie has been over-played since more than a decade now, and since this has just made it, have absolutely no hopes from its sequel.

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