The Gateway (2018)

Simply Perfect

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

People who who are not avid Sci-Fi enthusiasts may rate this film higher than I. The holes in this film are beyond massive. The scientists is anything but. The frequency issue was a joke. They sent an apple through the sending pod that apparently went through but did not materialize in the receiving pod. When it did not come back they quickly concluded it went to a parallel universe (what a leap). Then they concluded the apple did not come back because the beings in the parallel universe must be on a different frequency. Question, if they are a different frequency, how did they receive the apple? So they wrote the frequency on a paper and sent it through, which apparently solved the problem as the apple was sent back.Next they sent a video camera through. The parallel universe scientist was on the recording that came back. The scientist decided to send herself through. "Hey. The apple and the camera worked. So why not?" Without hesitation nor reservation, she brings the alternate husband back to this universe because hers recently died. The duplicate turns out to be a homicidal maniac. Of course no one must know this is a duplicate husband.The assistant builds another teleporter in his basement. Wires dangling inside the box. Somehow his house circuit breakers and power lines are designed to provide 300 "Petawatts" of power without blowing a fuse. There is so much more wrong with this film it is too much to write.

Cool and inventive science fiction. the lead actress is great and the camera work is very nice. Watch it.

Most low budget SF movies I watch are not good, but this is an exception, I was impressed with this film. The lead actress who plays Jane gives an excellent performance as does the bad guy. the parallel world stuff is good too, bit like counterpart. overall thought provoking and worth a watch

The skeleton of the plot is really intriguing, and the last bit of the movie is a pretty decent nail-biter, mostly because of a well made musical score. Unfortunately, this movie is plagued with poor acting performances, terrible writing, and many many amateur production mistakes (the sound is AWFUL, and the editing is lethargic with many awkward cuts and even some that look like mistakes). Yes, this a low budget movie but it's not THAT low. An equal quality product could have been made with a quarter of the budget and half the runtime, and leaves me wondering what most of the money was spent on. I would love to see this movie remade at some point, because the sci-fi bedrock of the movie deserves to be explored (nothing groundbreaking but still fun). Better luck next time.