This Nicholas Cage movie had sci-fi intrigue written all over it, with the premise of a mysterious paper covered with numbers that ends up predicting devastating events.
Early on I had the sense that I was watching a remake of the Mel Gibson "Signs" flick, its main character struggling to cope with great personal loss, and resulting loss of faith. Heck, his father was even a pastor.
Later there was an "Independence Day" feel to it, in fact I suspect that some of the footage of city destruction was taken straight from a couple of other movies I've seen.
Religious symbolism was everywhere. No scholar am I, but I think there was an attempt to portray the Bible's Book of Revelation, complete with angels, wild animals and elements of "heaven" for those called.
A note about the Starplex theater, the newest movie construction in town. It had the ambiance of the local University theater - a certain sloppiness about it that a college student could love. And for that it's in a pretty ideal place, a short drive from campus.
Final grade: A solid C, if you like science fiction and can live with a dime's worth of originality in a dollar's worth of film.
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