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Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy high-concept thrillers built around predictive abilities, branching possibilities, and cat-and-mouse pursuit rather than grounded realism.
- Tone
- tense, cerebral, frenetic
- Payoff
- adrenaline, revelation
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- non-linear
- Themes
- fate, surveillance, self-preservation, terrorism, moral responsibility
- Setting
- contemporary, neon casino districts and threatened urban centers