Premonition
Reception

Premonition (2007)

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6.0
5 platform(s) · 7 ratings 99,122 votes
6.7/10 10,877 votes Synced 2026-07-31
5.9/10 86,478 votes Synced 2026-08-20
Audience 5.6/10 52 votes Synced 2026-07-19
Critics 2.9/10 Synced 2026-07-19
Audience 5.0/10 Synced 2026-07-18
Critics 0.8/10 Synced 2026-07-18
6.3/10 1,715 votes Synced 2026-08-26

External reviews

Dennis Harvey · Variety 60.00/100.00

This slick exercise about a housewife whose spouse might or might not be dead is effective until a downright maudlin close.

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Scott Tobias · The A.V. Club 50.00/100.00

Had it been easier to comprehend at the beginning, there's no telling how bad Premonition might have been.

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Claudia Puig · USA Today 50.00/100.00

Premonition is both dreary and absurd, suffering from a lack of intrinsic logic and terrible pacing, a one-two punch that kills off any chance of entertainment value.

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Chris Kaltenbach · Baltimore Sun 50.00/100.00

Bullock is so good, working hard to pull off the transition from grief-stricken wife and mother to reluctant time traveler, you want to pull for her. So it's possible - not easy, but possible - to overlook the script's inconsistencies.

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Ruthe Stein · San Francisco Chronicle 50.00/100.00

A supernatural thriller that keeps your attention while failing to hold you in its grip.

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James Berardinelli · ReelViews 63.00/100.00

The star and the more overwrought aspects of the plot are mainstream but the philosophical implications will not appeal to those who prefer easily digestible cinematic portions. It's also true that the more deeply one considers the movie's themes and structure, the less sense it makes.

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Michael Phillips · Chicago Tribune 50.00/100.00

As Premonition zigzags toward its solution it loses its head completely, packing a risible final reel with left-field religious disquisitions and heartfelt warnings against infidelity.

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Peter Rainer · Christian Science Monitor 50.00/100.00

At times, Bullock seems as confused by the plot as we are. Even if you cut the writer Bill Kelly and the director Mennan Yapo a lot of slack, there are plot holes galore. May I suggest that it's time to declare a moratorium on movies about time?

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J.R. Jones · Chicago Reader 50.00/100.00

With her tetchy screen persona, Sandra Bullock is well served by brainteasers like "The Lake House" and this passable thriller about a woman who seems to be bouncing between two alternate realities.

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Steven Rea · Philadelphia Inquirer 50.00/100.00

Premonition is an odd little thing, with a protagonist in a protracted fugue state and a plot that doesn't know whether its coming or going. Or maybe it does.

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