The Discovery is a film which poses far too many questions, but with no heart to search for the answers.

More interested in metaphysical ponderings and so-called 'human truths' than in telling a convincing story.

The Discovery poses a fascinating existential question to its audience, but doesn't quite manage to fill in a plot around it.

It helps if you regard The Discovery as a peculiar, low-key movie, and concentrate on Redford’s screen-presence and the ending.