Chronicle (DVD) > Reviews (5)

THE STORY

Andrew Detmer has found a new hobby, filming his life with his new video camera.
Andrew films everything including his abusive father and terminally ill mother.
He goes to a party with his cousin Matt where he and another boy called Steve discover a hole in the ground of the gardens.
Venturing into the hole, they come upon bright lights and a wall.
The next day the boys realise that they have acquired telekinetic powers.
They can move things through the power of thought.
The boys find these new found powers amusing until a tragic accident occurs and the powers become a huge problem to Andrew all of which is recorded on his camera.

THE CAST

Dane DeHaan ... Andrew Detmer

Alex Russell ... Matt Garetty

Michael B. Jordan ... Steve Montgomery

SPECIAL EFFECTS

The effects are nothing special and are what you would see in any sci-fi film.
You see the boys "flying" and they obviously on suspended wires.
The film is mainly seen through a hand held video, however, the shots seem very steady for someone supposed to be filming it themselves!

MY THOUGHTS

This is quite a good film and there are some humorous moments in it.

Not only does the film show the powers that the boys have but also how teenage boys feel about life through the lens of a camera (sort of like Blair Witch Project).

The character of Andrew is a tortured young boy whose father is abusive and his mother dying. This is why the powers become a huge problem for Andrew. For once, he has power but he doesnt know how to use it.
You feel really sorry for him and can feel real sympathy for him.

The film has relatively un-known actors. The acting is okay. Not fantastic.

It's okay and ending quite good but there are questions left unanswered.

It is more a young persons film (like Blair Witch)

I dont know that I would watch it again though.