Synopsis
A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously, awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still dead.
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Cast
- Sandra BullockLinda Hanson
- Julian McMahonJim Hanson
- Courtney Taylor BurnessBridgette Hanson
- Shyann McClureMegan Hanson
- Nia LongAnnie
- Kate NelliganJoanne
- Amber VallettaClaire
- Laurel WhitsettSchool Aide
- Marc MacaulaySheriff Reilly
- Ritchie MontgomeryFuneral Attendant
Recommendations
- 63
ReelViews
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. - 60
Variety
This slick exercise about a housewife whose spouse might or might not be dead is effective until a downright maudlin close. - 50
Chicago Tribune
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. - 50
The A.V. Club
Had it been easier to comprehend at the beginning, there's no telling how bad Premonition might have been. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
At times, Bullock seems as confused by the plot as we are. Even if you cut the writer Bill Kelly and the director Mennan Yapo a lot of slack, there are plot holes galore. May I suggest that it's time to declare a moratorium on movies about time? - 42
Entertainment Weekly
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. - 40
Village Voice
Had the film maintained a tone of kooky, Kafkaesque tragicomedy, narrowing in on Linda's wacko wrestling match with the laws of physics, we might really have had something here. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
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.
