I can only guess that this film has a high rating due to its subject matter, which is time travel. It seems sometimes that these types of movies get a higher rating by default just for tackling the tricky subject of time travel. Now, I am all about the indie and I don't need a splashy big budget film, (I enjoyed Coherence and Pi that we're low budget and dealt with time jumps, but they did it successfully).
That aside, I found this movie to be very weak all around. Weak plot, nothing to be said for the acting, and really NOTHING interesting happens in this movie. The behavior of our protagonist is bizarre at best, and there are not even extreme circumstances to be overcome as we might expect in this type of film. The hour in which the film takes place is mundane and boring, and any obstacles in the time jump are created by our main character's stupid and illogical behavior. Had he (being that we know he's just a Joe Shmo) sat on his bum and waited for the hour to catch up to him, nothing would have gone wrong. Instead he does everything from assaulting a woman on the road, to trying to communicate with his past self. Why???? When all he was doing before the "accident" was sitting on his lawn with a pair of binoculars. Like I said, the behavior and the "trouble" that drives the film is illogical nonsense.
I am purposefully being vague in order not to spoil plot points, but go in with low expectations, at least that way there isn't room for disappointment.....
That aside, I found this movie to be very weak all around. Weak plot, nothing to be said for the acting, and really NOTHING interesting happens in this movie. The behavior of our protagonist is bizarre at best, and there are not even extreme circumstances to be overcome as we might expect in this type of film. The hour in which the film takes place is mundane and boring, and any obstacles in the time jump are created by our main character's stupid and illogical behavior. Had he (being that we know he's just a Joe Shmo) sat on his bum and waited for the hour to catch up to him, nothing would have gone wrong. Instead he does everything from assaulting a woman on the road, to trying to communicate with his past self. Why???? When all he was doing before the "accident" was sitting on his lawn with a pair of binoculars. Like I said, the behavior and the "trouble" that drives the film is illogical nonsense.
I am purposefully being vague in order not to spoil plot points, but go in with low expectations, at least that way there isn't room for disappointment.....