Primer
2004
Quite by accident, an engineer builds a machine that can transport the user back in time. But his discovery comes with an ominous caveat: At the heart of this puzzling device, nothing is as it seems on the surface. David Sullivan and Shane Carruth co-star in this Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner, a film whose inventive narrative blends a patchwork story line with overlapping streams of dialogue that help build tension and suspense.
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Fantasy, Indie, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Starts off very dry and boring, then kicks off about halfway through. The actors are unknown, which adds a documentary-like feel and almost makes the story seem true.
Very good movie, even if I still don't quite understand it. Presents mystery well, as something complicated, not just something with no explanation. The geekiness of the characters was portrayed very well; these are not screenlit-face hackers.
Full of incomprehensible technobabble, which totally destroys any appeal this movie might have had. The acting is also a bit weak and the script is just plain boring.
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