after see the preview for know on television i be very eager for it to come to theater and but the film most definitely do not live up to the high expectation it give movie fan . i be very disappointed with the movie and leave the theater thinking and seriously . do they really just do that . the film start off 50 year ago with an elementary school project where the student be ask to draw a picture to put in a time capsule that will be open half a century later on the school 50th anniversary . one student and lucinda embry fill both side of her paper with a series of seemingly random number instead of a picture . jump ahead 50 year . john koestler be a single father raise his son and caleb and after his wife be kill in a tragic fire that claim the life of several dozen others . at the ceremony celebrate the school 50th anniversary the time capsule be open and caleb unluckily be give an envelope that contain lucinda cryptic code instead of a picture like his fellow classmate . later that even something jump out at john from the paper a clump of number represent 0911012996. it doesn not take long for him to figure out that these number really translate to 9/11/01 and 2996 and the date and death toll of the september 11th terrorist attack . john immediately jump to work pick apart the number and find that all huge disaster in the last 50 year have be accurately document before they even occur and but there be three upcoming catastrophe the lucinda paper predicts . and sure enough and they happen when they say they be go to happen kill the number of people that lucinda record . john try to seek out lucinda to see if there be anything she can do to help and but discovers that she commit suicide a few year back and the only person he can reach be lucinda daughter diana and diana daughter . spoiler aheadthis be about the time where the plot line go from interest to flat out confuse . many question that would seem crucial to the plot be leave unanswered and not to mention that the end of the angel or alien take the chosen child away to safety ( another planet that be mean to be a juxtaposition of the garden of eden ) have a similar feeling to read the last sentence of a book that say and then i wake up and realize the whole thing be just a dream . i remember say to my friend . alien . seriously and alien . the plot and while seemingly interesting and be poorly carry out and what be develop taper away without be solve . strong performance be give by nicholas cage and rise byrne and and the two child lead and chandler canterbury and lara robinson . unfortunately and the poorly developed script cast a shadow over the performance . the movie be a real edge of your seat attention holder until the last half hour of it . i leave the theater with a crowd that mumble their disappointment in the film and complain of have waste $ 8 . clearly know do not live up to the high standard people hold and and even those who have no expectation of the film be clearly disappoint . if you be really eager to see this movie i would recommend wait until it come out on dvd and then rent it . you will have a great peace of mind know that you waste $ 2 to rent it than $ 8 for each person to see it theater . and if you really be determine to see it on the big screen and leave 30 minute early so that you would not be disappoint with the end .