Chronicle

Finally a super hero movie without the hype and huge expectations and guess what? It works!
Our story begins with a teen living a rough life with a mother dying of cancer and an alcoholic father that blames him for everything. Add the super popular jock running for student council and the cool kid who happens to be cousins with the first guy. All caught up? Kay. So these three dudes stumble across something other worldly that passes along some very unique gifts to our three amigos and the fun begins.
As the old adage goes, with great power comes great responsibility. But what if you don't give a damn about responsibility? This is where the movie really kicks into high gear.
Without giving too much away I can say that you should try your best to imagine these things happening to you and how you may react differently.
The special effects are fairly decent, less some initial sloppy wire work and simple reverse filming techniques but when they want to impress, they really do.
The most common advice I like to give with flicks like this is to simply check your brain at the door and try to enjoy. That is made all the easier when you consider that there aren't any superstars in this one so it sort of seems easier to believe.

Rating 3 lifted skirts out of 5

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