Reset (2017)

When her son is kidnapped, the inventor of a time machine teams up with multiple versions of her future self to rescue him.

Director:

Hong-Seung Yoon (as Hong Seung Yoon)

Stars:

Mi Yang, Wallace Huo, Shih-Chieh King

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mi Yang	...	Xia Tian
Wallace Huo	...	Cui Hu
Shih-Chieh King	...	Director
Chang Liu	...	Da Xiong
Yihan Zhang	...	Doudou
Lidan Wang	...	Huang Chen
Hee-won Kim	...	Xiangdong
Guangxu Luo	...	Security Captain
Youjin Chen	...	Yellow Hair
Lin Xu	...	Hatchiet Woman
Balázs Czukor	...	Test Subject No. 69
Jason Taylor	...	US Company Cadre
Damien Furtado	...	American Doctor
Craig Smith	...	American Researcher
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aleksandr Fursenko	...	Zombie

Storyline

The story revolves around Xia Tian, a single mother and an associate researcher whose life's work is a machine that can allow people to return to the past. However, upon the completion of the machine, her son, Dou Dou, gets kidnapped and is held ransom in exchange for it. The only way she can save her son is by using the machine to travel an hour and fifty minutes back in time to prevent the kidnapping.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

30 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fatal Countdown: Reset

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation, Jaywalk Studios, New Clues Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A mysterious yet confusing time travel film

This film basically is about time travel, about how a researcher tries to save her child from various circumstances by travelling back to the amount of time permitted.

This does sound familiar, however, one thing to note is how there were a few seemingly random scenes at the beginning of the film which would remain unexplained until near the end of the film. Thus, it will be kinda mysterious and confusing here and there.

What I find this film lacking is how it presents the scenarios. There were a few scenes which were so incredibly impossible or careless that I really find it hard that this is catered to adults. Thus, the story line becomes boring and predictable, and I kind of lost interest halfway the show. However, there were also quite a few unexpected twists which made the plot line interesting.

In conclusion, this is a film that you should take a pinch of salt with when watching because even for a sci-fi film, it doesn't look very realistic. Watch for the action, not the logic.