Horrible movie. Hated it, fast forwarded until we couldn't stand it anymore.

If you enjoy seeing a woman watch her husband smashed to bits by a truck as she futilely attempts to save him, then this is the movie for you. As a little bonus, in one final scene you get to have a look at the fatherless children. You'll get to feel warm and fuzzy inside as you imaginatively extend your sympathies to this unfortunate family, and walk away feeling better about your own sorry life.

Husband and wife Jim Hanson (Julian McMahon) and Linda Hanson (Sandra Bullock) are a seemingly happy couple who have bought a new house and are ready to move into their new house. Whilst on his way to a business trip, Jim is killed in a car accident which wife Linda only learns of 24 hours later. Linda is clearly devastated about Jim's death and is surprised when she wakes up the next day to find that Jim is alive and well. Over the next few days, Linda struggles to understand the parallel universe that she has slipped into and gradually starts to lose control of her sanity.Premonition essentially tries to be a combination of Groundhog Day & Memento (arguably two of the finest time-twisting films around) and you can't help but feel that this was not only a brave move, but also a misguided move (if you're going to meld two really good time-twisting films then you really need to make sure that what you're offering is top drawer in order to really impress audiences). In all honesty, what you get here is a serviceable story which passes 90 minutes by fairly painlessly, but one that is a little too predictable and one that only sporadically pushes the right buttons....For the most part the narrative here is rather simple (it's essentially told back to front for the most part a la Memento) which for those who have seen Memento will clearly be the weakest part of the film. Where this film is a little bit stronger is in many of the scenes in between where essentially it becomes difficult to establish between things that happen in Linda's head and things that happen on the chronological timeline (logic would suggest that the scenes involving Linda and one other person are in her imagination and scenes with a group of people are reality or are based on her perceived view of reality).What hurts this film slightly is that it is quite easy to predict what is happening or what is going to happen; a large bottle of red wine shoved right in front of the camera, several shots of Lithium pills being shoved under the camera - it's ham-fisted script writing and direction like this that ultimately does the film more harm than good. At one stage, it's suggested that the doctor didn't prescribe Lithium pills to Linda and that if he did that Lithium would actually be good for her - this made me wonder if the pills he prescribed were actually a Placebo which wouldn't do anything at all or again maybe all this was in her imagination. The end of the film sees Jim get killed in a car accident with Linda bearing witness to his death - this perhaps explains her psychological mind-set (seeing one's spouse getting killed in such an horrific manner would undoubtedly cause untold amounts of pain and upset). Whilst this doesn't necessarily excuse Linda's behaviour following the event it does at least make it more understandable. As mentioned, a strong aspect of this film is in its ability to try to differentiate between reality and fantasy - I half-wondered if a lot of the tender moments between Linda and Jim were down to Linda wanting to try to change the past and in believing that he was alive she may have felt that she can right some of the wrongs. The performances in this film are OK but it's Sandra Bullock who is really deserving of praise; she kind of holds this semi-predictable and rather dull story together and gives a performance that is never less than compelling (it does help that she's easy on the eye and despite being in her early 40's at this point she could still have passed for being in her late 20's or early 30's).Premonition is not the best film ever made, it's not original and certainly doesn't have the most interesting of stories. However, it is one of those films that does just about enough to make it worth watching and to its credit it never feels boring. For me though it probably would have worked better by being its own beast rather than trying, and ultimately failing, in trying to emulate earlier and frankly much better films.

Bollock is a stand out in this psychological thriller that focuses on her characters life. One day she is told her husband has passed away......the next day she awakes to find he's alive. Then he's gone again. She is confused and depressed and her friends and family are convinced she's insane. She starts to wonder about her own state of mind and just does such a true and strong depiction acting out this character. Her confusion and fear, the scene when she is swirling it all through her mind in the middle of a street.....brought back to reality by the cars horn. Good stuff. Although this is an older film It is one worth seeing. It will hold your interest and you'll want to see again.