★ 2 / 10
TheReelness.com: The acting is well enough in this
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TheReelness.com: The acting is well enough in this very low budget film, but the production values, in particular the clunky cloudy sky scene transitions are…
TheReelness.com: The acting is well enough in this very low budget film, but the production values, in particular the clunky cloudy sky scene transitions are amateurish and lazy, further hobbled by a slog of a story.
★ 6 / 10
Selfishness glorified
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Firstly, I love seeing a plucky, determined group of unknowns making their movie outside the Hollywood system. They lack the glamour of Hollywood, but are…
Firstly, I love seeing a plucky, determined group of unknowns making their movie outside the Hollywood system. They lack the glamour of Hollywood, but are technically competent & fun to watch. The main flaw I found was the carelessness & selfishness of the main character. Upon discovering a magical TimeRadio, he is unbothered by the usual philosophical dilemmas which plague characters who discover timeline anamolies, those being 1. Can I alter the events of the past?, 2. Should I alter events of the past?, 3. What paradoxes will I create & how will they affect my present timeline?
All explorations of time travel focus on the premise that any change in past events will inevitably create unexpected ripple effects into the future. But this guy, with no philosophical nor quantum worries whatsoever, clumsily alters his timeline to erase the exsitence of his own children, blind himself for life, and alter the events of WW2, possibly leading to Hitler winning. The final scene after the time-shift should have all been spoken in German, that would have been hilarious & edgy. Kids, if you find a magic radio that allows you to talk to.the past, THROW IT IN THE TRASH; it's just not worth the risk. Taking risks in filmmaking is good, but taking risks like this character did would just be silly. Also, this film indulges in the misogynistic trope of giving male characters who commit infidelity a free-pass, while treating the women who those men have affairs with as though they are literally Nazis. Auf Wiedersehen!
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Doesn't say much about the movie when the only recommendation is for a song from it.