Linda and Jim Hanson (Sandra Bullock and Julian McMahon (TVs "Nip/Tuck") kick off the film as the ideal couple, with a new house and a new life ahead of them. The future only gets brighter day after day¾ until the day after becomes a question mark.

A few years down the road they have two beautiful, precocious daughters. While Linda seems to be fine with the natural changes that come with having a family, Jim is distracted with the rigors of supporting them. Although he’s doing well working at a Ford dealership, an ambitious new saleswoman may have plans for him outside of the office that his wandering eye can’t resist.

One Thursday morning Linda answers the door, and an apologetic state trooper tells her that he’s been trying to reach her to let her know that her husband died on the scene in an automobile crash, on Wednesday, the day before. As Linda starts to process when Jim was killed and when he left a specific phone message, clearly some time shifting has occurred. What results is a series of convoluted events, much like we saw in Déjà Vu (Denzel Washington).

Linda, understandably in a state of shock, calls her mother, Joanne (Kate Nelligan), and her best friend, Annie (Nia Long). Her mother arrives to spend some time and to help Linda plan the funeral.

After a fitful night’s sleep, Linda awakes to find Jim making breakfast for the girls. And Joanne is not there. Now, the roller coaster ride begins. Linda not only has the premonition of Jim’s death, but the events and circumstances of a few days leading to it. This is confusing for her but deftly handled by screenwriter Bill Kelly for the benefit of the viewer. Linda frantically sketches a calendar of days leading to the accident and agonizingly reconstructs what has happened, as well as what will happen.

Many questions arise that eventually are answered. Why does her daughter have cuts all over her face? Is her husband having an affair with the thought of leaving her? Why is there blood in the back yard? Has she murdered her husband and her dreams of him being killed in an accident wishful thinking? What’s behind the Lithium prescription for her? Is the drug making her delusional? Mennan Yapo, as director, allows us to come to our own logical conclusions, before revealing the just as logical realities of the situation.

Linda eventually does try to change the future, by changing the past. Is that possible? Knowing something will happen in advance does not necessarily mean you can change it, even though logically that would seem to be the case.

For those who like time travel, and what-if movies, Premonition should be enjoyable. What salvages the film are the performances all around. Sandra Bullock’s natural curiosity and determination as Linda looks good on her. And we’d love to see Nia Long on screen more often.