Los Cronocrímenes (Timecrimes) (2007)

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• John M

  
  So as the movies started I have to say I was a bit weary. I was like of there is nothing in this movie, i got the plot already. then they started throwing the little twists. And I was like oh hell no there is no way they can pull this off now. Lo and behold they did. A very solid time… More
  So as the movies started I have to say I was a bit weary. I was like of there is nothing in this movie, i got the plot already. then they started throwing the little twists. And I was like oh hell no there is no way they can pull this off now. Lo and behold they did. A very solid time travel story that actually MAKES SENSE and when all is said and done. You understand what has happened. Well worth finding.

• Carlos M

  
  A decent time-travel film that seems like an extended Twilight Zone episode lacking a strong main character. It starts really mysterious and intriguing in its first half hour but soon becomes extremely predictable - until it reaches a clever twist in the last act of its circular plot.

• Randy T

  
  "People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff." -Steven Moffat

• xGary X

  
  A middle aged man becomes the unwitting victim of an experiment in time travel and in his desperation to recreate events and return to his life, things seem to increasingly spiral out of his control. Timecrimes is one of those cause and effect paradox stories that science fiction… More
  A middle aged man becomes the unwitting victim of an experiment in time travel and in his desperation to recreate events and return to his life, things seem to increasingly spiral out of his control. Timecrimes is one of those cause and effect paradox stories that science fiction writers are so fond of and reminded me of The Butterfly Effect crossed with Back To The Future 2. Like Twelve Monkeys it obviously owes a debt to La Jetee, but as it concerns itself with the same four characters over the same 90 minute period, it seems far more like small potatoes than Terry Gilliam's film. The premise is simple, having a familiar Twilight Zone feel about it and because of this, once you twig the big twist (it doesn't take long) you know exactly where it's going to go. It is an interesting and initially intriguing film, but the low budget production quality and gratuitous female nudity gives it a slightly seedy edge that reminded me of a trashy slasher flick. Not a bad little mind-bending sci-fi/horror hybrid however, and worth a look if like this type of thing.

• Lady D

  
  An intelligently written, complex time travel story, a fascinating plot, which will have your mind working overtime trying to keep up with the backtracking and new scenarios. Great to see time travel theme tackled within a more natually acted cast and theme rather than a typical… More
  An intelligently written, complex time travel story, a fascinating plot, which will have your mind working overtime trying to keep up with the backtracking and new scenarios. Great to see time travel theme tackled within a more natually acted cast and theme rather than a typical Sci-fi setting.. Enjoyed it equally on both viewings.

• Nicki M

  
  This reminded me of "Triangle", but foreign language, not on a ship, and making a lot less sense. It was entertaining enough, but confusing all the way through, so much so that I stopped even trying to patch it together, hoping it would all come together in the end. It… More
  This reminded me of "Triangle", but foreign language, not on a ship, and making a lot less sense. It was entertaining enough, but confusing all the way through, so much so that I stopped even trying to patch it together, hoping it would all come together in the end. It didn't. We never find out why he got in the tub in the first place, so without that, the whole thing made zero sense. I would not call it a bad movie, but I would certainly prefer to watch "Triangle" any day to this. Yes, that one was a little confusing too, but there is a bit of logic to it at the end at least. This one, you just sit there afterwards thinking, "So why did he do that??". Performances and appearance of the film are fine. Karra Elejalde is good as jaded, middled aged Hector and Nacho Vigalondo is convincing as the nerdy scientist who works at an institution next door (conveniently closed for the weekend when this takes place). Barbara Gooenaga is beautiful as the young girl who entices and helps Hector, but ultimately the whole plot(s) with her make no sense at all.

• Aditya G

  
  Ok, so we have seen a number of films dealing with time-travel and the central theme of Temporal Paradox, so why should we really bother to see another one? The reason will be crystal clear when you watch "Timecrimes" (Spanish: "Los Cronocrímenes"). This is a… More
  Ok, so we have seen a number of films dealing with time-travel and the central theme of Temporal Paradox, so why should we really bother to see another one? The reason will be crystal clear when you watch "Timecrimes" (Spanish: "Los Cronocrímenes"). This is a sleeper surprise package that delivers the goods and how! It all starts with a "Rear Window"-like beginning, where the hero of this twisted story, Hector (Karra Elejalde) sits on the lawn of his new house in some isolated area with his pair of binoculars pointed towards the woods not far away from his place, while his wife, Clara (Candela Fernández) does some arranging of furniture around their home. He catches a glimpse of a young girl with her hair covering her face, removing her t-shirt. Curiosity gets the better of him, of course, and as soon as Clara leaves to buy some groceries, Hector sets out into the woods to investigate the situation. Soon, after a deadly encounter with a mysterious figure with bandages wrapped around his head, and a verbal contact with a cryptic voice on a walkie-talkie, Hector finds himself transported to a time roughly about an hour earlier, seemingly by accident! "Timecrimes" instantly brings to mind the 2004 independent American film, "Primer" which was much more complex than this and far difficult to comprehend in the first viewing. But so is not the case with this film. "Timecrimes" uses the complicated theme of "self causality", the cause-and-effect loop, where the effect itself becomes its cause! However, writer-director Nacho Vigalondo employs very clever tactics in order to pull it off and avoids using multiple characters in extremely complex situations. Instead, he keeps the situation considerably simple by restricting the events in question to about three primary characters. By doing so, he plays it safe and almost avoids the inherent plot holes which usually arise in depictions of paradoxes like these. Even though he keeps it simple, Vigalondo introduces some clever twists in the narrative which just seem right, without being over-indulgent or pretentious. Nacho Vigalondo uses the choicest of locations far away from the hustle and bustle of the city that acts as an apt setting for the events in the film. A racy background score combined with terrific sound effects add to the film's many qualities. Vigalondo directs like a true professional (this is his first full-length film) and turns "Timecrimes" into an edge-of-the-seat sci-fi mystery. Karra Elejalde is brilliant as Hector. Watch his reactions, so precise, those of a bewildered victim who is naturally confounded about the situation he finds himself in. The director himself, Nacho Vigalondo stars as the young scientist and does pretty a good job himself. Adding good support are the female cast, Candela Fernández and the girl in the woods, Bárbara Goenaga. Watch Nacho Vigalondo's "Timecrimes". It is an astounding achievement for low-budget cinema as well as for Spanish cinema.

• Daniel M

  
  Just as James Cameron and Francis Ford Coppola cut their teeth making low-budget horror films, so many revered filmmakers started out in science fiction. John Carpenter, though more renowned as a horror director, began his career with Dan O'Bannon on the sci-fi comedy Dark Star.… More
  Just as James Cameron and Francis Ford Coppola cut their teeth making low-budget horror films, so many revered filmmakers started out in science fiction. John Carpenter, though more renowned as a horror director, began his career with Dan O'Bannon on the sci-fi comedy Dark Star. Way before Star Wars had even been conceived, George Lucas was testing the water with THX 1138. Then there are more recent examples, like Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko, Duncan Jones' Moon, and Timecrimes, the debut effort from Nacho Vigalondo (insert cheap food-related gag). Timecrimes is an interesting and gripping time-travel film which manages to make the best of its low budget and serves up a twisty and captivating plot. Its limited resources and self-contained storyline prevent it from being the most ambitious examination of time travel, but all the pieces fit together very stylishly and the film has an interesting, horror-inflected aesthetic. Taken purely as a thriller, it manages to sustain the level of tension despite (or perhaps because of) the repetition of certain encounters with subtle additions or changes, and the creative decisions it makes are always interesting. In any time-travel film there are three big obstacles which have to be overcome. The first is that every last journey and its consequences have to be explained without resorting to yards of dull exposition to fit tab 'a' into slot 'b'. Characters cannot simply use time travel as a deus ex machina to get them out of every tricky situation, and the film must be constructed in a way that such journeys are justified visually rather than vocally. Timecrimes manages to pass this test, with only one real instance of exposition or revelation. And even that scene is played out with suspense, as we realise just how many versions of our main character may be existing simultaneously. All the little pieces of the storyline fit together like a well-made jigsaw, and the film cleverly turns small details into matters of great importance. The small section of dialogue about getting a table through a doorway becomes all-important when said table is used to stop the man in the pink bandages coming up the stairs. The second obstacle facing time-travel films is that the story must be simple enough to prevent the film tying itself in knots, but complex enough to allow the twists and paradoxes to actually have an effect. Films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (which involves internalised time travel, i.e. in the minds of its characters) succeed because they draw in their audience with a straightforward premise and then proceed to test said audience's mettle by mixing up the order of events and questioning the motivations of characters. Timecrimes does this brilliantly, beginning with an ordinary suburban couple who are just moving into their new house. Their relationship seems relatively straightforward, and there is nothing about their new environment that would lead you to think they were in danger. Having set us up, the film takes a Hitchcockian twist as the husband looks through his binoculars (a Rear Window reference) and espies a girl undressing in the woods. He gets dragged into the subsequent events out of little more than curiosity, and for the early sections of the film we feel as disorientated as he does, as we try and come to terms with what is going on. The third and final obstacle is that the film must ensure the safety of its characters in terms of continuity and motive, while sustaining tension and making it seem they may not survive. Within this there is the subsidiary problem over whether two versions of the same person can come into contact: in Timecop, they can so long as there is no physical contact, while in Back to the Future Part II merely seeing your past self is catastrophic. Timecrimes is in the company of 12 Monkeys and Slaughterhouse-Five, thematically speaking, since all three films pay little attention to the actual technology which could cause time travel. Instead, they focus on the damage it can cause to the people who partake in it, both physically and psychologically. The twist with Timecrimes is that some of that damage is self-inflicted. A number of key scenes are restaged and our response changes according to the knowledge we accumulate. The first time our leading man is stabbed in the arm with the scissors, we'd scared that he could be killed; the second time, it is much more poignant. As the scientist says, "this machine doesn't solve problems; it creates them". Timecrimes is also interesting from a visual point of view. The early scenes resemble a late-1970s slasher film, in the manner of John Carpenter's Hallowe'en or Sean S. Cunningham's Friday the 13th. Much of the action takes places in the woods (a classic horror setting), we have a young girl who is either in her underwear or naked for a lot of the film, and the killer has a hidden face and a sharp implement for a weapon. Flavio Martinez Labiano's cinematography is grainy and murky, and the portentous music leads us to expect a certain amount of bloodshed. But the film turns out to be one of many pleasant surprises. Every time it seems to adopt or emulate one particular style or genre, it quickly dodges or departs from its conventions. Aside from the opening chase between Hector and the pink-bandaged man, the film does not resemble a slasher in either its plot or execution. It works hard to justify the nudity, taking something that on first viewing is gratuitous and retuning it so that the second time around it makes a little more sense. The other great success of the film is that it manages to sustain tension even as all the pieces fit together. Like a lot of time-travel films, the big twist happens in the middle; without wishing to give it away, we find out who the pink-bandaged man is fairly early on. But the film remains tense (and often scary) because of the increased stakes that come with more versions of oneself running around. Having established the rules surrounding continuity and doppelgangers very early on, we do not need loads of exposition to explain what will happen if Hector should fail. The film does have a couple of weaknesses which are frustrating. Despite its general success in justifying the nudity (albeit in a roundabout way), the decision to have said girl then fall to her death for the sake of continuity is a troubling one. The ending as a whole feels unsatisfying, with Hector and his wife sitting on the lawn waiting for the scene to play out. It seems flippant or at least out of tone with the rest of the film. Nonetheless, Timecrimes is an intriguing science fiction thriller which suggests a long and rewarding career for its director. It doesn't attempt any kind of deep analysis of free will, and it may not hold up to repeat viewing. But it is still an entertaining low-budget film with intelligence and conviction, along with a decent central performance and good photography. It's 12 Monkeys meets Hallowe'en with bits of Rear Window thrown in, and though it can't compete with any of those, it deserves to be seen.

• Greg S

  
  Fleeing a chance encounter with a bandaged madman in the woods, a middle aged man finds himself inadvertently thrust backwards in time. One of the better plotted time-travel movies, but there's little that's truly cinematic about this four character, one setting movie… More
  Fleeing a chance encounter with a bandaged madman in the woods, a middle aged man finds himself inadvertently thrust backwards in time. One of the better plotted time-travel movies, but there's little that's truly cinematic about this four character, one setting movie (which would have made a great short story or play). REAPPRAISAL: Originally, I thought this was an extremely clever script that would have benefitted from a glossier production. After watching TRIANGLE, a bigger-budget effort which steals liberally from TIMECRIMES but is more muddled and actually subtracts from the basic scenario, I've come to appreciate the rigor and discipline in the script here much more. I'm bumping it up a half star.

• Gordon A

  
  Perfectly formed time travel drama which cleverly ties up all its loose ends neatly and doesn't make your brain ache too much trying to follow the logic. Does feel slightly clinical in its approach, as if it is designed as a proof of concept rather than engaging entertainment.

• Robert C

  
  Don't be put of by the fact that this appears to have been made for Spanish television, there is nothing "tv" about this film. A simple but exceptionally well done tale of time travel and all of the repercussions involved with screwing up the natural order of things.… More
  Don't be put of by the fact that this appears to have been made for Spanish television, there is nothing "tv" about this film. A simple but exceptionally well done tale of time travel and all of the repercussions involved with screwing up the natural order of things. Even when you've only traveled back an hour! It was fun to watch all of the intricate pieces of this puzzle fall into place, often with some very clever and unexpected twists. And I love the fact that they were able to do it so well, without any of the trappings of a big budget production. All things considered...a very solid piece of work.

• Aaron N

  
  Clara: Time flies here. A tightly plotted, yet easy to understand time travel thriller. Its fast paced, exciting, and fresh, with problems that could only hurt your experience if you hold it against the film. A man sits in the backyard of his house, sees something in the distance,… More
  Clara: Time flies here. A tightly plotted, yet easy to understand time travel thriller. Its fast paced, exciting, and fresh, with problems that could only hurt your experience if you hold it against the film. A man sits in the backyard of his house, sees something in the distance, inspects it, gets attacked, retreats to a mysterious building, only to be transported back in time. He must then perform a number of activities to make sure this process repeats itself. This is an oversimplification of the plot because its much better to see what is actually playing out. The film starts off quite intense actually and while it may have some scenes that eventually give both the main character and the viewer some deja vu, as well as seem predictable, the movie manages to move by so quickly and presents enough of a clever story that if your into it, you shouldn't mind. I'm always a fan of dissecting time travel logic and this movie certainly doesn't get away with being perfectly reasonable, but the way its constructed is effective and the everyman quality of Hector is very suitable to the film. Also, in this movie, time travel once again proves to have consequences. Hector: Hello? Its Hector 3. Scientist: Who? Hector: The last one.

• Drew S

  
  Clever, entertaining little low-budget flick. Nothing too deep or thoughtful though. It's like Primer's dumb, fun younger brother. Also it was really difficult for me to get into this because the main character was SO. FUCKING. STUPID. Holy shit. I can't even express… More
  Clever, entertaining little low-budget flick. Nothing too deep or thoughtful though. It's like Primer's dumb, fun younger brother. Also it was really difficult for me to get into this because the main character was SO. FUCKING. STUPID. Holy shit. I can't even express how angry watching him made me. He just...didn't get it. For such an interesting little flick, I could probably say more, but its clever causality plays and time traveling jaunts honestly don't amount to much. Temporal distortion ain't nothin' to fuck with. Maybe when I grow a brain I'll write more.

• Steve K

  
  Less of a head scratcher than Primer, this one starts out easily enough but demands attention towards the end. It was nice watching a mentally stimulating film, but I found myself wondering frequently why the main character would bother trying to do the things he would do. Overall… More
  Less of a head scratcher than Primer, this one starts out easily enough but demands attention towards the end. It was nice watching a mentally stimulating film, but I found myself wondering frequently why the main character would bother trying to do the things he would do. Overall it's fun but overhyped.

• Luke B

  
  You can almost guess the twists and turns from the very beginning, mainly due to the title. Nevertheless the film is captivating and shows a man willingly sticking to fate rather than trying to change it. Time Travel always has it's inconsistencies when being explored in film. A… More
  You can almost guess the twists and turns from the very beginning, mainly due to the title. Nevertheless the film is captivating and shows a man willingly sticking to fate rather than trying to change it. Time Travel always has it's inconsistencies when being explored in film. A good technique here is to have an everyday guy get involved. Limited explanations and getting rid of the hows and whys of science and focusing on an individual. Hector realistically takes on different persona's as he hops through time and it's great seeing things from different perspectives. Enjoyable thriller with a few surprises and great attention to detail.

• Tsubaki S

  
  Smart genre cocktail, that actually knows how to use it's risky premise for the best and not just as a cheap gimmick.

• Walter M

  
  [font=Century Gothic]"Timecrimes" takes place on Saturday, September 16, 2006 as Hector(Karra Elejalde) and Clara(Candela Fernandez), a middle aged couple, are moving into their new home in the country. As Clara drives off to get dinner, he spots a young woman(Barbara… More
  [font=Century Gothic]"Timecrimes" takes place on Saturday, September 16, 2006 as Hector(Karra Elejalde) and Clara(Candela Fernandez), a middle aged couple, are moving into their new home in the country. As Clara drives off to get dinner, he spots a young woman(Barbara Goenaga) through his binoculars taking off her t-shirt. Upon closer investigation, he sees her lying prone and nude but before he can get any closer, he is stabbed by a mysterious attacker. Taking refuge in a research facility, he contacts a lone man(Nacho Vigalondo, who also wrote and directed) who directs him to a perfect hiding place. Too perfect in fact...[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]If we recognize time travel as something that will always be purely theoretical, then the best time travel fiction(like "The Sticky Fingers of Time," for instance) should give the viewer a migraine in thinking through all the possibilities. By comparison, "Timecrimes" requires all the intellectual thought of putting up a set of shelves, so consumed is it with cleaning up all of its own messes, putting it squarely in the realm of the routine. Only towards the end does it threaten to unravel and actually become fun. And even as tidy as the movie is, it also has some serious lapses in logic. Why did Hector walk towards the half naked woman? Did he intend to rape her?[/font]

• Ryan M

  
  8.5/10 I would never have guessed that in my wildest dreams I would ever love a film as simple yet complex as "Timecrimes". Here is a thriller that never feels familiar, materialistic, or boring. If it has one flaw, then it's that it ended; and everything else is… More
  8.5/10 I would never have guessed that in my wildest dreams I would ever love a film as simple yet complex as "Timecrimes". Here is a thriller that never feels familiar, materialistic, or boring. If it has one flaw, then it's that it ended; and everything else is just so damn fine. I suppose that "Timecrimes" is a great thriller because not only does it thrill, but is also makes you think a whole lot. The film can be broken down into a synopsis; it's not THAT hard of a film to decode. But if you can dig it, then it's one of the best thrillers of the past decade. I loved it, I adored it, and most of all, I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Now, that's not to say that everyone will like the film. Most people don't even think it is as good as I think it is, but that's OK. This film teases you with its craft and dares to see if you'll stick around for the entire ride. You either like the film or you don't, and in my case, I like it a lot. Elevated by brilliant direction, taut writing, and great acting; "Timecrimes" is a rather timeless thriller that combines scares, thrills, and intelligence and rolls them into one big-ass movie. Since that's a lot of ideas, it shouldn't work this well. I've seen a lot of films loose their spark because of their unfocused ambitions, but this is a film that knows where it is going and where it intends on ending up. I see a big future ahead for director Nacho Vigalondo; who handles this little film quite nicely. I like how the guy never makes his film feel self-indulgent, pretentious, or clearly indie. This is in fact a better film than most time-travel flicks can hope to be; and I admire the dark twist that Vigalondo puts on the subject. His spell is darkly seductive and brilliantly ominous; and the film is not complete without its share of uniqueness. My suggestion is to see this film because it is an outstanding Spanish thriller; fresh from a darkly beautiful mind and brought to life through an awesome script, awesome actors, and one heck of a director. The film may be more of a "cult film" than something that everyone will love, but I do hope that someday it will get its audience. It has already been praised for its obvious accomplishments; but never hailed as a classic. I say it's a modern thriller classic. It is not designed to shock, disgust, or disturb; and most thrillers aim to do that. "Timecrimes" just wants to be thrilling and brilliant; and in my mind, that's just what it is. You know, I really hate to see a good idea go to waste, and that's precisely why I take caution with nigh every thriller. I even took caution whilst watching "Timecrimes"; not knowing how utterly paranoid I was actually being. While most thrillers can only manage to be "good", "Timecrimes" can manage being great. It's a well-built and superbly told story of time-travel; but it ain't exactly "Back to the Future". Writer and Director Nacho Vigalondo puts a dark spin on the whole "time-travel" premise, and it's a damn good one. But that's saying the least. The film is about Hector; a Spanish guy who somehow gets involved in a whole lot of trouble. Hector gets curious one afternoon and happens upon a guy with a bandaged-up face, and is stalked by the man for the remaining hours of the day. He comes across a building in which lies a man who may be able to help him. He tells Hector to hide in a device filled with liquid, and Hector does not do so much as refuse. But this is where the trouble starts. Hector travels back in time, and this sequence creates a "second" Hector. And as with all time-travel stories, this means that Hector has got to recreate stuff that was previously unexplained. Well, at least it's explained now. These kinds of films are always somewhat fascinating whether we like it or not. I seldom see a film as well-handled as this when it comes to the subject matter, and this is one of my favorite time-travel films of all time. The story has a good structure going on throughout, and if you can understand the whole thing, then it's actually quite fascinating. Not all will love "Timecrimes", but those who do will remember it for its plot, characters, and awesomeness. It's a movie that I loved because I just haven't seen a great thriller in a while, and frankly, anything that I have seen recently that was thrilling at all would have to be classified as a horror film. "Timecrimes" is not a horror film; it's a fine thriller with more than enough appropriately tuned surprises. You don't want to miss it. I admit that the cast of this film is lesser known. Perhaps the remake will be more "star-studded". But I can't complain. After all, most of the acting here is brilliant. Karra Elejalde is very good as the "hero" of the story. There was just a certain power to his performance. He's energetic, well-built, and just right for the part. Nacho Vigalondo also plays another main character, which could definitely say something about the guy's talent. He wrote, directed, and even starred in his first feature. I see a bright future ahead of him. I think he should ride this crazy filmic dream until the end; because there's no turning back once you're a talented director. Wouldn't you agree? Thrillers need atmosphere; and they need what the genre name suggests. They need thrills, they need "bangs", they need coolness, and they need entertainment. "Timecrimes" essentially has all of these things as well as NONE of these things. It's the kind of thriller that does not perhaps WANT to be cool, but ends up being so whether it likes it or not. It's a pretty awesome movie, since awesomeness can be measured in so many ways. In this case, awesomeness is measured, indefinitely, through pure talent and direction. This is very crafty film. I won't say it's artsy, because what's artsy? But I will call it a true thriller, because that is indeed what it is. I think this film deserves more recognition than it has been getting; but that's probably just me. It was made on a low-budget, and that's part of what helps it be as good as it is. I enjoy watching directors make something impressive with very little cash, and this is one of the best examples of that I've seen in a long time. This film used music, cinematography, and pure direction to create its thrillers. Most thrillers just use blood, shouting, and bat-shit craziness. This film doesn't need any of that to be the kick-ass thing that it is. This is quality filmmaking; indie or not. Being independently made does not make a movie better. What matters is whether it can actually be good. "Timecrimes" is a film that cannot be good, at least not to me. Me, I just think it's great. I think it's fantastic. And therefore, I think it's a lot of fun. Who knew that so much thought could be fun? Everyone did, because thinking whilst watching a film is always fun. I watch thrillers to be thrilled; and that's where "Timecrimes" goes completely right. I admire it all-the-way, and I hope that most of its audience can too. I don't expect many people to truly love "Timecrimes", although I do expect that someday it will get the audience that it deserves. About now would be a good time for its praise to come along. I think this is an outstandingly well-made movie; a thriller madw with heart, passion, and outlandishly great skill. There's a dark, seductive power at work when you're watching this film; and it is initially what draws you in. I wanted the film to go on for longer than it did, and I honestly would have stuck with it if it did. And even though I love it in all its awesome Indie glory, I am curious to see how the American remake ends up. I have doubts that it will be as good as this little movie, but then again, "Let Me In" was not a bad remake of "Let the Right One In", now was it? Many things are possible. The remake could go either way. But "Timecrimes", as the original Spanish thriller masterpiece that it is, ends up being just plain intoxicating in the end. It is consistently entertaining, smart, intelligent, and unique to the core. There are almost too many things to like about it; the thing is almost overwhelming. But since when is too much greatness "too much"? I mean, honestly. It's not worth complaining about. My recommendation for this film is very high, and I suggest that you see it. The thing is about as good as modern thrillers get, and it adds hints of horror to the mix as well. It's kind of ingenious, kind of darkly humorous, and kind of unforgettable all at the same time. I adore it; and I will never forget it. Plus, the "Pink-Mummy" costume that Hector wears is going on my "Halloween-to-be list". Yes, I know that it's immature at my age to say that kind of thing. But who doesn't want to look both freaky and funny? It's an awesome idea turned into an awesome visual portrait of a new movie monster. I do imagine that there's inspiration behind the costume. But where, oh where, does the inspiration start?

• Lesley N

  
  Time travelling conundrum film. Man experiences series of events leading him to enter a time machine and pop up hours earlier, only to effect a series of events and.... etc etc. Maybe I was thinking too much but it didn't make any kind of sense to me. Why did he go back in time… More
  Time travelling conundrum film. Man experiences series of events leading him to enter a time machine and pop up hours earlier, only to effect a series of events and.... etc etc. Maybe I was thinking too much but it didn't make any kind of sense to me. Why did he go back in time the first time? Sigh. Give it a go, then you can explain it all to me.

• William G

  
  The slickest low-budget time-travel skull-scraper this side of Primer.

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