Chronicle (2012)
A set of teenagers inhibit a mysterious substances that throws them off balance turning them into beings with mysterious powers but one of them has a camera that pictures the whole event.
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January 07, 2014
Somewhere amidst a jumble of fast images and unscripted shouts, I couldn't help but feel that this all would have been more effective in a movie that played the material with a more straightforward approach.
February 07, 2012
"Chronicle" is a mildly experimental commercial film, and, for the most part, it's loose-limbed fun.
February 03, 2012
Chronicle puts a fresh, invigorating spin on the superhero origin story, a tale Hollywood spins again and again (and again).
March 04, 2013
Superpowers mightn't be for everybody - especially angry, disaffected teenagers.
February 13, 2017
Trank's debut feature treats the audience to a deluge of teen angst, power trips, comradeship and rivalry yielding an insightful look into the unstable machine driving humans' wills and desires.
January 07, 2013
As pulp sci-fi this Fox release is pretty good, but it's also commendable for its sensitive depiction of adolescent behavior.
February 03, 2012
Chronicle is the kind of movie that makes one excited about the future prospects of the man at the helm.
July 01, 2016
A found-footage film, like 'Blair Witch,' combined with 'Bowling for Columbine.' Instead of witches and guns, it's a teen outcast with supernormal abilities; like 'Carrie' with shaky-cam and cool CG.
January 07, 2013
Chronicle is a sometimes fun, slightly dark film about a boy and his camera.
February 03, 2012
Although it dog-legs into silly mayhem in the homestretch, for a good portion of its quick 83-minute running time Chronicle is a quite clever boys-gone-wild-on-telekinetic-powers fantasy.
February 15, 2013
The visual effects in Chronicle are astounding, but it's the well-drawn characters and convincing performances that keep it so wildly entertaining.
February 03, 2012
Without the found-footage distraction, Chronicle is an entertaining and creative take on the concept of teenage superpowers.
