This dark movie brings the viewer through a moment in the lives of the characters. Mention is made of their lives before the story and how they became the people they are, but the writers avoided the urge to overplay the back story. This gave the movie a here and now quality that was played out beautifully by the cast. Maguire's character undergoes a spectacular metamorphosis played out in his eyes. More subtle but equally important changes played by Portman and Gyllenhaal were not over done and well supported by the older cast members. The kids were just great. Go see this film
Bravo J.J., you managed to turn a bunch of cast along T.V. actors into the crew of the most famous starship on either screen. It was hard not to think of Sylar playing Spock, but overall the movie was fun and interesting throughout. I do highly recommend watching this in IMAX if you get the opportunity but this movie will work on any screen.