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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertKnowing is among the best science-fiction films I've seen -- frightening, suspenseful, intelligent and, when it needs to be, rather awesome.
- 60VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyGenre fans always looking for something new and awesome may feel like they've seen most of this before, but the conceptual and emotional strength of Summit's Nicolas Cage starrer largely carries the day.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliScience fiction fans will feel gypped, disaster movie fans will appreciate about 10 minutes of screen time and be bored by the rest, and no one else will care.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaKnowing has about a half-dozen screenwriter credits, which may explain why scenes crash up against one another - smart, stupid, far-fetched, compelling. And the trouble is that Cage walks (or runs) through them all, treating each with the same level of intensely goofy seriousness.
- 50Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneUntil it jumps the tracks into self-righteousness, though, Knowing, directed by Alex Proyas, can also be as unnerving as the best episodes of "The Twilight Zone."
- 42The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsKnowing frequently feels one Revelation quote away from turning into a chiding, fundamentalist-friendly end-of-the-world movie in the "Left Behind" mold.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanReviewers sometimes insult actors by saying they don't vary their expressions across an entire movie. But until Knowing, I never thought that could literally be true. Nicolas Cage does widen his eyes with about 15 minutes left in the film.
- 38Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrStarts off mildly ridiculous, ascends to the full-blown ludicrous, and finally sails boldly off the edge of the absolutely preposterous.
- 30L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyWhat would a Christian Apocalypse movie look like with a big budget, a talented director, and star power of higher wattage than a discount Baldwin brother? Here comes the answer: like a glum hybrid of the "Final Destination" movies, an Irwin Allen disaster bash, and the kitschiest parts of Darren Aronofsky's "The Fountain."
- 0New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierIsn't prophetic ... just pathetic