This film, a low budget science fiction film, may very well be one of the best science fiction films of the past 10 years. This film is intense. It provokes thought in such a way and belongs up there will films such as 2001; A Space Odyssey, The Quiet Man, and any series, including Star Trek.
Considering the writer of the script wrote some of Star Trek:OS most memorable episodes, it's little wonder that the movie manages to resonate so much.
The story focuses on a professor who, at his going away party, reveals himself to be a cro-magnon over 14,000 years old. The score is understated, which is fine, because the material doesn't require a musical cue to tell you when to feel or think something. The material already has you.
Combine great script writing with epic performances by John Billingsley, David Lee Smith and Tony Todd and you have one of the most riveting pieces of science fiction made in a long time.
Considering the writer of the script wrote some of Star Trek:OS most memorable episodes, it's little wonder that the movie manages to resonate so much.
The story focuses on a professor who, at his going away party, reveals himself to be a cro-magnon over 14,000 years old. The score is understated, which is fine, because the material doesn't require a musical cue to tell you when to feel or think something. The material already has you.
Combine great script writing with epic performances by John Billingsley, David Lee Smith and Tony Todd and you have one of the most riveting pieces of science fiction made in a long time.