
The shy, lonely and outcast teenager Andrew Detmer is bullied and has no friends at high-school and lives with his abusive and alcoholic father Richard Detmer and his terminally ill mother Karen. Andrew buys a camera to film his everyday life. His cousin Matt Garetty drives him to school and invites Andrew to go to a party at night. Nearby they find a tunnel and suddenly acquire telekinetic abilities and Andrew becomes the most powerful. But he easily loses his temper and bec... (Full plot summary below)
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The shy, lonely and outcast teenager Andrew Detmer is bullied and has no friends at high-school and lives with his abusive and alcoholic father Richard Detmer and his terminally ill mother Karen. Andrew buys a camera to film his everyday life. His cousin Matt Garetty drives him to school and invites Andrew to go to a party at night. Nearby they find a tunnel and suddenly acquire telekinetic abilities and Andrew becomes the most powerful. But he easily loses his temper and becomes dangerous while Matt tries to control him. When his mother needs a medicine and Andrew does not have enough money to buy it, his darker side overwhelms him and he becomes a menace.
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| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesThe finale, indeed, makes a lot of what we've seen in much more expensive superhero films look stupid. |
| Television Without PityEthan AlterA clever, entertaining spin on the typical superhero origin story. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanIn an age when cinema so sparsely amazes anymore, "Chronicle" is a motion picture that does just that, again and again. |
| San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliIf the characters weren't so well drawn, if the effects weren't so convincing, and if the upshot weren't so ghastly, the moral component wouldn't carry any weight. But Trank tells his tale with an emotional and visual crispness that gives the superhero genre its best crack at naturalism so far. |
| Total FilmKevin HarleyIt isn't wholly original but it does brim with emotion, imagination and modern implication. Take that, Bats. |
| Georgia StraightSteve NewtonThe visual effects in Chronicle are astounding, but it's the well-drawn characters and convincing performances that keep it so wildly entertaining. |
| CraveOnlineWilliam BibbianiCaptures the wonder of the superhero power fantasy in a way few films ever have. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaAn intriguing, character-driven genre story well told. |
| CinemaDopeGlenn LovellThe miracle of this little film ‒ easily the best thing I've seen so far this year ‒ is that it takes the X-Men formula and grounds it in the messy, blue-collar reality of Gus Van Sant. |
| The Film YapNick RogersCalling it found footage is inaccurate and a bit insulting. It never strains under the burden of making you believe what you're watching is true. Instead, this is a compelling character study couched in comic-book wit, color, action and momentum. |