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Chronicle (2012)
Directed by Josh Trank
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Overview
Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.
Rated PG-13 | Length 84 minutes
Actors
Dane DeHaan | Alex Russell | Michael B. Jordan | Michael Kelly | Ashley Grace | Bo Petersen | Anna Wood | Rudi Malcolm | Luke Tyler | Crystal-Donna Roberts | Adrian Collins | Grant Powell | Armand Aucamp | Nicole Bailey | Lynita Crofford | Royston Stoffels | Patrick John Walton | Lance Elliot | Nadine Suliaman | Pierre Malherbe | Joe Vaz | Matthew Dylan Roberts | Allen Irwin | Chelsea King | Francois Coetzee | Hendrik Kotze | Matt Adler | Robert Clotworthy | Daisy Tormé | Chrystee Pharris | Daniel Booko | Byron Thames | Matt Nolan | Charles L. Campbell | Popeye Vogelsang | Steve Kramer | Ashley Peldon | Paul Pape | Jeff Fischer
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/10/2012 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
The buzz has certainly risen to a fevered pitch for CHRONICLE in the film community, so I wasn’t expecting it to live up to the hype. Fortunately, it mostly does.
The biggest problem with the film is that there’s too much buildup of the trio and too little of Andrew’s fall from grace; it needed about ten minutes cut or refocused, and it would have been a better film for it. Because of that, I really didn’t care for the film in the first half. But, the second half made up for it and I ended up impressed.
Many complain that Andrew’s fall from grace wasn’t believable. However, for those who have suffered parental abuse and being shunned at school, Andrew’s story is wholly believable, even if the portrayal of such came too quickly.
Finally, CHRONICLE should be the end of the “found footage” film style; the film really stretched it to the “believable” limits of that style with cameras whirling in the air and what not.
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