The Unmarried Mother begins to weave a tale so unbelievable that it's mesmerizing to hear it unravel. The two main characters begin a conversation that is part Tarantino part Mamet in its delivery and genius.

It's here where he meets the character played by Sarah Snook (again, no name is given for the character just the description 'The Unmarried Mother'). It is during an early jump that Hawkes character finds himself in the 1960's acting as a bartender in a small dive bar. The time travel machine used to jump is basic and brilliant in its simplicity a violin case where the adjustment of the numbered and lettered locking mechanism determines the date to which one will travel. The bartender had a chance to stop the bomber once before but failed and now after a recuperating after his final jump, he jumps from 1960's through the 70's, 80's and 90's to achieve his final objective. And on his final assignment, he is tasked with stopping the 'Fizzle Bomber', a terrorist that exploded a bomb in New York City in 1975 that killed over 11,000 citizens. Hawkes character (known as The Bartender) is on the tail end of his career. Ethan Hawke plays a character without name who is a time-travelling agent for a secret agency that uses their ability to transport to specific dates as an opportunity to stop crime. Coming under the radar and screening on Tuesday night as part of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival schedule, Predestination stars Ethan Hawke (Sinister) in a film that caught us off guard and sent us home with the reality of just witnessing one of the best films of the year. Thought-provoking mind bending brilliance.

This is a very rewarding production for those who wont be popping off to make a cup of coffee during the viewing, it's hoped that in time this will garner more fans and be seen as something of a sci-fi gem. Thematically the story blends its dizzying thoughts about time and its impact on the human race, with that of our basic human condition, that of identity. Hawke once again is reassuringly great - in that how he doesn't need to overact, he recognises the tone needed here, whilst knowing it's wise to let his co-star take the main stage. Snook is quite simply outstanding, the various layers she gives to her characterisations grip with intensity and emotional heart tugs.

This demands the utmost attention from the viewer, a piece guaranteed to have you asking tricky questions, and also likely to have you rewinding some scenes for clarity - like I did! This is not an actioner, this is very cerebral and sedate in tone, adult science fiction that's as audacious as it is clever. The first half of film is the story being relayed by Snook to Hawke, and then the film spirals into a world of temporal loops and frazzled paradoxes. But simple is not a word readily associated with the Spierig's deliriously complicated mind meld of a movie. If we throw up a simple synopsis for this pic, it's about a time travelling agent who goes back in time to stop a killer known as 'The Fizzle Bomber' - whilst helping a trans-gender man who has just told him a fascinating and emotionally wrought story. It stars Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Christopher Kirby and Madeleine West. The Spierig's also adapt the screenplay from Robert A. Out of Australia, Predestination is directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig (who also scores the music). Reviewed by hitchcockthelegend 8 / 10 The one thing that this job has taught me is that truth is stranger than fiction.

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