The morning promised very little.
Anyone who has followed everyfilm will know that found footage movies aren't exactly my favourite so I had little hope that I would be entertained by Chronicle.
But in going to the 10.15am showing at Nottingham Cineworld, I thought I had at least a chance to miss the chatting teens who normally revel in this sort of stuff.
Not so. A dozen-strong army arrived just before Josh Trank's (is that really his name?) movie began.
Thus, despite my vow to keep an open mind about all films, I really did think my boredom would only be punctuated by the rabble behind me.
But guess what? The movie wasn't half bad and I barely heard a squeak from the crowd.
Chronicle, typically of found footage movies, has no major stars.
Instead, it, like Blair Witch, Cloverfield and a myriad of others before it, relies on a young, relatively unknown cast.
The real stars are, in fact, the special effects team. I haven't seen the budget for Chronicle but in the last 15 minutes it looks like it burns cash.
But here's me getting ahead of myself before outlining the plot.
A school loser, Andrew, (Dane DeHaan) is invited to a rave party by his cousin (Alex Russell).
It turns out that in the woods near the party venue there is a big hole has opened up in the ground and strange noises are coming from it.
The duo, plus the school's Mr Popularity (Michael B. Jordan), investigate and come across something which blows their minds.
From that moment on, they are all blessed with powers of being able to move stuff just with their minds.
At first, this seems like a jolly jape but then it becomes clear this asset could be misused. This is when Chronicle gets interesting.
Jordan and Russell keep the movie light but its key player is DeHaan who does both feeble and malevolent splendidly.
If I wanted to pick holes in Chronicle, I would say that it can't make up its mind whether it is found footage or not. There are several scenes in which it is baffling as to which camera is being used.
But, as it is quite clear that this is a fantasy film, it really doesn't matter too much.
What is does do, however, is please the audience it is aiming at - which I reckon is between 12 and 30. This old man thought it was pretty good but not as great as they will.
And it is definitely what I would call a cinema film. The effects will be lost at home.
Laughs: none
Jumps: two decent ones but I suspect some audience members will experience more
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 6.5/10
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