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Two old friends living in a dystopic future become trapped in a mysterious time loop — one that may have something to do with an ongoing battle between an omnipotent corporation and a ragtag band of rebels.
Release : | 2016 |
Rating : | 6.3 |
Studio : | XYZ Films, MXN Entertainment, Lost City, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Robbie Amell Rachael Taylor Gray Powell Jacob Neayem Shaun Benson |
Genre : | Thriller Science Fiction |
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I really wanted to like this movie more than I did. The idea of the movie is very cool. A time machine that keeps resetting time when you die. Cool idea right? It is, but after the 4th or 5th time it started getting repetitive. I feel the roll for Renton was not cast correctly. Renton has the look of a tough guy but plays an engineer. I really like end of world movies, or close it. This one just didn't do it for me.
In the future, sometime after the big one, a company calls Torus runs the world and "The Block" is the rebel opposition. Renton (Robbie Amell) works for Torus and later we find out his girlfriend Hannah (Rachel Taylor) doesn't. Renton has created the ARQ which is a "hyper efficient energy turbine." It also creates a time loop that he, his girlfriend, and three unfriendly burglars are all trapped in. Yes, It is like Groundhog's Day without the humor. Renton thinks of new ways to battle the bad guys without getting killed and having to do it all over again. The film progresses, but it is difficult not to get a bit bored due to the very nature of the designed repeats. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity
I don't want to say too much about this dystopian/home-invasion thriller, so as not to spoil the many twists and turns. I found it to be a rare combination of thrill-ride and true Science-Fiction. The idea of repeating your day like a saved game has been done a few times before (most notably "Edge of Tomorrow" and of course "Groundhog Day") but this one adds the clever wrinkle of slowly doling out new pieces of a mystery along the way. The acting and script were both excellent, and the directing, sets and cinematography never once reveal any low-budget shortcuts (I'm sure that . The ending was extremely satisfying as well. I'm going to have to watch this one again to get all the subtleties of the script and performances, and just for the sheer fun of it. Highly recommended for Science-fiction fans, and probably a great one for fans of intelligent thrillers in general.
Of all the the time travel movies I've watched this is by far the best and worst at the same time. Best because I like they plot the story of how Renton did something for his long lost love. But its also the worst because of lacking of the back story. All of the reviews I've read is about how the movie lacked of supporting details. Maybe they should minimized the scenes of just looping and looping through time and at least tell a good narration of how things were.