Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.
Although it dog-legs into silly mayhem in the homestretch, for a good portion of its quick 83-minute running time Chronicle is a quite clever boys-gone-wild-on-telekinetic-powers fantasy.
– Todd McCarthy,
Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb 2012
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Without the found-footage distraction, Chronicle is an entertaining and creative take on the concept of teenage superpowers.
– Eric D. Snider,
Film.com,
3 Feb 2012
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Chronicle is the kind of movie that makes one excited about the future prospects of the man at the helm.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
3 Feb 2012
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"Chronicle" is a mildly experimental commercial film, and, for the most part, it's loose-limbed fun.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
7 Feb 2012
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As pulp sci-fi this Fox release is pretty good, but it's also commendable for its sensitive depiction of adolescent behavior.