[thumb:7:l]It could be said this movie is another good Denzel one. Can’t remember the category of it for sure but the movie does appear to be a drama from first look, which it is, but as you get into it you realize its also a bit of a science fiction drama, which I’m not sure is a category Mr. Washington has delved into very often. Some spoilers after the link, so be warned, but to summarize quickly, it’s a good movie, but though possibly predictable for people that know these type of movies.

So Denzel plays the character of Doug Carlin, an ATF Agent (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and FireArms) who is called in for his expertise after a ferry carrying several hundred Navy soldiers and theirs families is blown up during Mardi Gras. The investigation leads to the discovery of a woman whose body bears similar damage to the victims on board the ferry but appears to have died hours earlier, along with taking other physical damage. After finding other clues and searching her apartment, believing now that she may be a key to finding the bomber, he is introduced to a branch of the FBI coordinated by Agent Andrew Pryzwarra, played by Val Kilmer.

They show him a project they have been working on and developed which allows a person to view the events of the last four days via remote satellites placed around the globe. These satellites record audio and visual of everything happening in an area and viewers can pan, zoom, and look anywhere at anytime in those last four days, but the time is absolute. They have to view things as they occur on their camera as there is no way to rewind and rehear something or rewatch it. Once it happens again in front of them, or otherwise out of their view or range it’s truly in the past, and gone.

At least that’s what the character Doug Carlin is told. The true nature, which we discover runs a little deeper, I will allow viewers to experience for themselves.

The movie is solid. It has a solid cast and performances from its players. It may not rank as an instant classic or blockbuster smash, but it is a fantastic popcorn flick that’s worth the admission and definitely one of those movies I’d probably catch myself watching every so often if I caught it on TV at home.

Check it out while you still can.

 

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