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The Discovery
Writer-director Charlie McDowell returns to Sundance this year with a thriller about a scientist (played by Robert Redford) who uncovers scientific proof that there is indeed an afterlife. His son is portrayed by Jason Segel, who's not too sure about his father's 'discovery', and Rooney Mara plays a mystery woman who has her own reasons for wanting to find out more about the afterlife.
2 April 1988, Dallas, Texas, USA
18 January 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 October 1958, New York City, New York, USA
April 11, 2017
Suicide shown, discussed throughout bleak sci-fi drama.March 30, 2017
The movie ... is a dull, nonsensical, sterile mess that left me with a headache and a tinge of annoyance from having wasted my time.March 31, 2017
McDowell, who co-wrote the script with Justin Lader, had an intriguing what-if idea. But it feels like they never figured out what to do with it.April 14, 2017
A science fiction film that starts from a very interesting premise: what is behind death. [Full review in Spanish]April 17, 2017
A story that could have had more nerve and a more elaborate and imaginative staging, going beyond the grayish tones that dominate the photography of Sturla Brandth Grøvlen. [Full review in Spanish]April 18, 2017
A fascinating story, with a rhythm that oscillates between drama and dark humor. [Full review in Spanish]March 31, 2017
The Discovery poses a fascinating existential question to its audience, but doesn't quite manage to fill in a plot around it.April 15, 2017
An intriguing setup in search of a compelling narrative...March 31, 2017
Please. Get there in time for the first five minutes. And budget a lot more time than that for the after-movie discussion.March 31, 2017
The entire thing feels like it's happening underwater, sound distorted, movements impeded. A lot happens, but without any urgency inspiring it.April 03, 2017
More interested in metaphysical ponderings and so-called 'human truths' than in telling a convincing story.April 21, 2017
Even with Mara and Segel in the lead, The Discovery is unable to make a somewhat interesting story; that initial compelling idea is wasted in this dull and stale sci-fi film.