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I'll keep it short: this film is worth even less of your time than required to read this sentence. Its like they just gave up on a script, but started shooting anyway. It's amazing how much money can be spent on a film without a script. They should just call it WTF?

I usually don't like giving poor reviews, but truth is, this movie was just too drawn out and slow, no real plot, no horror, no drama, acting is ok, truth is, I didn't even watch the end, I just couldn't get into this movie at all

Since the X-Files, supernatural thrillers have become a staple for television, the cinema and, of course, direct to video release.

Convergence is one of the latter, which in itself is not necessarily a bad thing, there's often been a tendency amongst this genre for the lower budgets to yield higher rewards, but alas with Convergence this is not the case.

The plot centers on the exploits of a pair of tabloid reporters (Bear in mind we are talking American tabloids here, whose staples are UFOs, big foots and Elvis sightings), who get caught up in more than a few strange incidents themselves. Things seem to start moving when Ali (Cynthia Preston) suffers peculiar delusions and starts wandering across town, as if being called to a certain location.

After this she moves into a new apartment, near this location and starts to become a focus for paranormal events, attracting the fatherly concerns of her editor, Morley (Christopher Llyod) and the more direct attentions of her new landlord (Adrian Paul).

The plot twists, turns and spins in several directions before flying off, seemingly at random. The film then builds towards a climax, built upon the notion that 14 years previously something happened that shouldn't have, and the world is somehow trying to set things right.

If you have had any problems following what has been explained above above then you'll probably be completely lost when it comes to watching this film. There are some good ideas in here, don't get me wrong, the notion of 'convergence points' for Earth's ley-lines isn't original, but could have been used to great effect here. Also the idea of fate trying to reassert itself is interestingly used (if slightly flawed, and nowhere near as polished as in Final Destination).

Unfortunately the whole thing just doesn't sit well together. The cast is uninspiring, with only Lloyd rising to the occasion, and even then we've seen him do much better. Adrian Paul, perhaps better known as TV's 'Highlander' is truly appalling in his role, the idea of conveying any type of emotion whilst in character seems somehow foreign to him.

In short, Convergence tries for depth, it tries for meaning and it skirts interestingly around the edge of the paranormal. There are no real thrills here though, little suspense can be found and the only real conspiracy you wonder about is the one that got this onto the shelves in the first place.

Having watched this film and wasted a couple of hours that could have been better spent, I searched online for reviews to see what other viewers made of it. To say I am finding it hard to believe the evidence of my own eyes is an understatement. So many reviewers have admitted to being confused, to feeling there was something missing, to having been given something to "think" about (yes, like what was this complete tosh supposed to be about?) but still ended up praising it, that I had to register and write a review of my own.

It seems that many people are very easily pleased. It seems that the great interest currently shown in paranormal and esoteric subjects means that chancers can produce a patchwork of psychological gibberish, give it a moody, rainy feel full of pregnant pauses, significant glances and enigmatic comments (except that none of it added up) where nobody behaved in a remotely normal human way, but all of this was supposed to (and apparently did) impress itself on the minds of so many reviewers, even though a number of them admit to being unsure of what any of it actually meant.

The X Files have been mentioned once or twice, and this is a good analogy. That was another example of throwing together a random set of unlikely happenings, irritating anyone trying to actually make sense of it, and at the end have someone say, "So what did it mean? Maybe we'll never know ..." (or words to that effect). Well my words would be What A Cop-Out! Throwing together a bit of this, a bit of that, cups hitting the ceiling, rooms shaking, yada yada yada - does NOT constitute a plot, or even a point. Anyone satisfied with rubbish like this needs their own heads tested. Even Christopher Lloyd mumbled his way through it (no doubt due to extreme embarrassment and in the hope none of us would be able to understand what he was saying). Avoid this film like the plague unless you only have two brain cells that will overload if faced with intelligent entertainment. Do yourselves a favour, and watch the genuinely creepy and disturbing Carnival of Souls (1962) instead.

Rachel Hayward and Christopher Lloyd star in this much-misunderstood comedy of errors, set in Seattle, Washington. If you--like I--call this city your home, you will emit gleeful shouts of recognition time and time again as familiar landmarks appear on the screen. You'll see those trademark new Seattle buses, the green and yellow ones. You'll see white Seattle buses, with orange and red stripes. But wait--those aren't Seattle buses! While such visual jokes will really only make sense to Seattleites, there's certainly something in this film for everyone. People's faces shake. People take off clothes in laundromats. Other people get afflicted with the pesky ole' stigmata. Christopher Lloyd even talks theology with a nun.

Sit back with a friend or two, crack open bottles of MGD, and watch out for the scene where the mug hits the ceiling. It's a laugh a minute! I also found that this is a great movie to play with the volume turned down, at a party...your guests will thank you. Trust me!

I rented this movie because it had Adrian Paul in it, and yes, it did have Adrian Paul in it, but it just barely could be considered a speaking role, more likely hired for his body as he is featured in a couple of nude scenes. I could not believe how terrible the writing was, and the "special" effects I found to be inappropriate as well as damaging to the possibility of being appealing in a "psycho drama" kind of way. If you really want to mess up someones evening, recommend this film to them.

This film is known as Convergence or Premonition - whatever you call it the film is just dumb. It's about a girl that works for a news paper who takes a job with a tabloid paper in order to do a story on the tabloid owner. They go to different places for the weird tabloid stories and they are surrounded by supernatural events in their personal lives.

The problem is they try to pack to much into the film - possession, religious phenomenon, poltergeist, premonitions - you name it.

The film starts out fine but ends up getting dumb about half way though.

3/10.

Only Christopher Lloyd's performance as a world-wearied journalist really saves this paranormal thriller from complete disaster. There's probably the germ of a very good film in here, but it is largely obscured by a storyline lacking cohesion or plausibility. Due to either poor writing or poor editing, characters and plot-lines stagger along in unlikely fashion, leading to nowhere in particular by the end of the film. Indeed, even Lloyd himself implies in the final reel that none of it really made any sense. CONVERGENCE may appeal to some X-Files fans, but only extremely unfussy ones.

Quite a well-made film reminding of Point of Destination. In some parts definitely smarter than the latter (nb: and made one year earlier).

Mainly suitable cast, good score, rainy melancholy-soaked background, odd camera angles etc. First half of the film is in fact nearly excellent (something like a very good Millennium episode, only - series in question never got that good). Unfortunately afterwards some certain slack in the intrigue starts to show up when the authors tend to delay obvious revelations and artificially hold up things from happening. No particular special effects, but thoroughly created atmosphere. A jolly good Christopher Lloyd.

Bottomline, apparently not an 'A' feature, but indeed worth watching for fans of a diverse range of films: Xfiles, Millennium, Point of Destination, Fallen, Prophecy etc.

I bought this as part of a 4-pack because it came with a movie I actually wanted to see.

My bet is that someone failed lower division classes in logic, philosophy, and comparative religion at a seminary, realized he didn't have the smarts or charisma to make it as a mega-pastor, and instead wrote this collection of drivel from half-remembered ideas and pseudo-intellectual drivel. The movie is so bad, so full of faulty logic and hackneyed cliche's that religious apologists use that it's embarrassingly and unintentionally funny. Movie can't even decide if it's supposed to be set in Seattle or Toronto. I felt sorry for the actors, but screw the director--he had the chance to fix this mess, but didn't.

"Convergence" was a more appropriate title than "Premonition". At the beginning of the movie, Christopher Lloyd, says, "You look for reasons in this life, and sometimes you get an answer even if you have to wait awhile." This is a movie that you must watch and pay attention or you may miss something. Cynthia Preston was good as Ali and I liked Blu Mankuma's role as John. Adrian Paul did a very decent job in his part as Brady. Christopher Lloyd was wonderful and his thoughts were how I felt through out the movie. Several scenes made no sense at first and I am not sure that some ever did make any sense. It is definitely a psychological thriller and I felt like it gave me lots to think about after it ended even though I felt as though I was missing something during the movie. Nevertheless, even with the flaws in this movie is still worth watching. I would recommend this movie highly for those interested in the genre. It was at times confusing, but so is life and it will leave you thinking.

CONVERGENCE, which is also known as PREMONITION, is one mess of a movie. There's absolutely nothing worth watching in this confused flick. Even the sex scenes are boring. This looks like one of those films made in Vancouver by the whole production team of the X-FILES and they decided to make a movie during the show's summer break. And it ain't pretty. Terrible in all departments. I regretted renting this turkey!

Very intriguing, kept me on the edge of my seat, the plot was different, it is worth watching. Adrian Paul did a great job with his role. Cynthia Preston is a great actress and of course Christopher Lloyd is fantastic. It took time to get the plot, but in the end it was worth it.

I'm afraid that there wasn't much I cared for in this movie. While it was somewhat well acted, the plot was disjointed and there was very little action. And with the exception of a few streaks in the sky and a couple of expolosions, there were no special effects, (oh yea, a cup flew up and hit the ceiling). I guess if you are from seattle it might be entertaining but I would recommend the rest of us pass on this snoozer.

I enjoyed this movie, very much. I keep expecting certain things and never got them. This was a very original film, not at all what I expected.

Adrian Paul was terrific. His character when from shy to aggressive in the blink of an eye. After seeing him in the Highlander movies and series this was certainly a change.

I loved this movie!

This movie was really bad and a complete waste of great actor's talents. The plot was too simple and I couldn't stand how choppy and poorly made the film was. I've seen much better on the Science Fiction television show "Outer Limits".

It is sort of a typical 90s sci-fi/quasi horror movie. One of the movies that could only really get made in that decade where they were green lighting things that otherwise would have been shoved aside and giving chances to new actors, new directors, new writers, and new ideas.

Film back then, well, it was free and the last decade of actual art in cinema.

So....that being said, the movie isn't art.

But it is original. You don't see movies like Convergence every day.

You get a feel that it is trying to be "The X-Files" and you get a feel that it is trying to be "Kolchak." And you get a feel that it is trying to be "The Paper" all at the same time.

The premise is what sold me on it. Tabloids in the era where I would pick up the Weekly World News to read about Bat Boy. You never believed any of it but, yet, well, it was trash and entertaining.

That was back in the day when tabloids weren't even trying to disguise their stories as the truth. Now they are and politics is suffering for it.

But back then, you could read it for what it was...trash.

Convergence is a "what if the tabloids actually reported the news?" sort of story. "What if the Weekly World News had real reporters on its staff and not just sci-fi and horror writers trying to make a living?" It makes for an entertaining film, or at least a film that you can safely roll your eyes at, and still enjoy for what it is.

It entertains, and that is all you need, right?

An excellent and quite original film. Nothing too gruesome happens, but the suspense is kept up very well. Strange things start happening to a tabloid journalist, including predictions of death, and airplane parts appearing. A particular highlight was the brilliant portrayal of madness, both in the hospital and the friends.

Only one point let it down (badly), when the all-knowing, black cafe owner explains the strange happenings: "...it's like the Bermuda Triangle or Stonehenge..." !!???!!! Maybe you could get away with a line like that in the 1970's, but not now, please ...