The sci-fi genre is a beautiful thing, partly because it dares to approach challenging and intellectual concepts other movies typically avoid. Whether that be time travel, the concept of sentience, or accidentally falling in love with an AI program, sci-fi narratives rarely move in a straight line . Because of that, a great many sci-fi movies demand two viewings to be fully appreciated.

Whether it be the twisting temporal turns of 12 Monkeys or the replicant drama of Blade Runner , sci-fi is inherently cinema's most rewarding genre for rewatches . In 2001, however, one high-profile, star-studded sci-fi movie released to a distinctly lukewarm reception. The fact that this movie's story only makes sense after the third watch was probably the biggest factor in that critical ind

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