There is a herd-mentality with a lot of reviewers (maybe they sit in the same screenings) but the negative reviews were very uniform and seemed too smarmy and self-congratulatory for me. I'm glad I read Roger Ebert's review and chose to see "Knowing" over "Love You, Man" and "Duplicity" because it blew me away and reminded me of the power movies can have. Don't wait to see this on TV, because the special effects are worth the ticket, even without a story that to me is about finding redemption and meaning in life (even salvation, at the end). I loved Nick Cage as a tortured, alcoholic professor who has his world turned upside down by a prophecy. He can't save anyone, even himself, but he can give his son. There are bad movies, but this one sure doesn't deserve some of the hostility it's getting.

After "Invasion" was cancelled with all the storylines left dangling, I vowed not to get hooked on another series, but "Life on Mars" got me from the first frame. I first moved to New York in 1973, and it never felt so dated as "Mars," but I guess it was. It wasn't so yellow tinted, at least. It was a great run while it lasted, and if there was any chance of persuading ABC to keep it, I'd make the effort. To see Harvey Keitel in all his tortured glory was wonderful, but I will miss the whole cast. Oh well, we still have LOST.