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7/10 Solid drama/thriller/sci-fi/mystery

posted 9 years ago by shide_85
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7/10
In short: Fresh, sci-fi drama/thriller(/mystery). Solid plot, probably good script, good acting and original character development.

In long: This as most movies of this sort falls if the acting is bad, luckily there is enough chemistry and good acting to keep you interested.
The way the plotline is woven is that the rationality of both the rational and irrational characters are illustrated as if it was rational (by giving us the view of the character in question). There is neither any real judgement on what is wrong and what is right so that the viewer gets to decide.
This is a good movie without the huge symbolic grandstand-moments but with personal ones where characters actually reposition themselves. Seing that in the cinema feels *beep* great (not sarcasm) - more movies with that in consideration would be good.
For me, few movies comes this far in the character development and it's visualisation and here the (most likely) good script is helped by good acting.

Pro's
Acting
Fresh rationalistic perspective
Viewer gets to decide what is right and what is wrong
Ambient sound

Con's
Some developments in the storyline could have been better brought forward - as when he manages to sort out the cameras, if he found a broken wire and sorted it, it would have made more sense (they've been there for a while, logically speaking they should have found it earlier even if the situation was pressed when so happened in the movie).
The stage could have been better; the electronical equipment did not match and considering the type of facility you would exspect a more grand stage (this is most likely due to budget - it didn't disturb too much though).

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[–] udn-496-308812 9 years ago

I gave it 7/10 myself, sort of film that stays in my mind for a few days afterwards. Worth a watch but definitely not an action or thriller, wouldn't call it a drama either.

[–] shide_85 9 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it, I did too (note; I'm in no way connected to the production of it). As said with good acting these types of movies are well worth the watch.

You are right about the action part, there is action but not enough to fill the quota for it to fall in the genre. But action was not a part of the several genres listed for it as i had made.

•It is clearly a drama though as in the end we get to know that it centers on a love-story and it's only in that perspective the actions taken make rational sense.

•It is a thriller in the way it is made, two people who canno't trust each other and deceives each other.

•It's clearly a sci-fi as it is taking place in the future with future technology, where a future plague has been used. A key element is the time they spend cycling and keeping those in stasis alive (which is a key part of the plotline).

•It's a mystery because we don't know what has happened or if it really has happened the way we are told, we only get to see the characters actions without a real connection to the context - you are supposed to figure out the movie. If you don't you still get the answer at the end.

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[–] pazsky 9 years ago

"Solid" and "thrilling" is really stretching it..pointless and dull, waste of two good actors is more like it..