Primer (2004)
Friends and fledgling entrepreneurs invent a device in their garage which reduces the apparent mass of any object placed inside it, but they discover that it has some highly unexpected capabilities - ones that could enable them to do and to have seemingly anything they want. Taking advantage of this unique opportunity is the first challenge they face. Dealing with the consequences is the next.
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Best movie of this year hands down!
Truly the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater
Expected more
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
I admit I didn't 'get it' and still couldn't explain the film even after reading several detailed (and illustrated) synopses on-line. Briefly, two engineers develop a machine that generates a time loop, allowing for very limited time travel. Despite constraints on temporal displacement and the boffins' careful (at first) preparations, time's linearity is disrupted, which in turn disrupts the linearity of the film, and careful attention is required to tease apart the multiple parallel tracks of existence. The film was made on a miniscule budget, the script is terse and spare, and the acting is minimalist; never-the-less, 'Primer' earns its cult reputation. Worth watching for viewers who enjoy puzzles, others may find the film too cryptic to hold their attention. If you want to decipher the story while watching, turning on the subtitles is a good suggestion - subtleties in the script are key and the limited production values means that sometimes hearing exactly what the character is saying is challenging.
Don't watch it. Editing is extremely bad and the movie can not be FOLLOWED by any kind of audience AT ALL. Not that the plot is difficult to explain. Another non-sense time travel movie, surprised how did it get 6.9 on IMDb?!.
I find it very difficult to follow this film. Normally, I pride myself as someone who is attentive and easily understand films.
I almost exclusively review time travel or otherwise tripped out sci-fi and this is one of my favs in that vein, but about all I can say is watch it. It's fascinating. It's also fascinating to follow up the viewing with fan diagrams of the plot(s).