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Joshua H I don't think I really understood the movie I just watched. I just found it weird and confusing as to what's going on especially near the end. Yeah I feel like this movie that probably better then this rating I just couldn't get it but it was interesting. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/25 Full Review Emma T This is a time travel story that hasn't been done before which is saying a lot because that convention has been done to death Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/25 Full Review Logan D Two scientists accidentally discover the secret to time travel. They wanna make money. I've been looking forward to this film for years. I just kept putting it off. After viewing, I wish I'd put it off forever. I've heard many say this is the best time travel movie ever. If they mean it makes more of an attempt at scientific explanation than most, maybe. But I found it boring. It features obfuscation instead of mystery. The viewer is left attempting to fill in the gaps instead of being provided with intriguing clues. Being a low budget, there are sound and lighting issues that interfere in the experience. There are some shots that seem more at home in a found footage film. Here are my favorite timey wimey movies I think are vastly superior to Primer. Aporia Lola (2022)(and low budget but vastly superior to Primer) The Infinite Man (ditto about low budget) About Time The Navigator (1988) Slaughterhouse Five Timecrimes Time Lapse Coherence Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/25 Full Review Tomaz B Not for me unfortunately. After 30 minutes, I decided I had enough of this movie. There's absolutely no emotions, nothing that would make me like any of the characters and the whole story is just too complicated and moving too quickly. The movie itself feels like a high school project, probably because of the budget. If you're smart and understand time travel and mechanical engineering, give it a try, otherwise I wouldn't bother. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Gabriel W This is the most intricate and mind-bending time travel movie I’ve ever encountered. It demands your full attention, and you’ll likely find yourself eager to watch it again—or at least dive into a YouTube explanation—to fully grasp its complexity. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/25 Full Review Kyle C Man, you need a PhD to understand this movie. Or at least a whiteboard. I’ll admit that I looked up an explanation afterward and appreciated the film a lot more once I really got it. The story is told in an interesting way: extremely subtly and conspicuously. You’re learning a lot but it mostly feels like you’re just dropping in on random parts of conversations. But looking back, every scene is intentional and stuffed with little details that won’t make sense until the end of the film (or perhaps the start of your next viewing). I love the casualness and down-to-earth performances; they really feel like random desk jockeys working on a side project. The narration gives a feeling of inevitability to everything, ironically so by the end. For once, this is a time travel movie that actually makes sense, eventually. It’s not easy to understand, but it is consistent and self-contained, something which I really appreciate. My only major complaint (once I understood the plot) is that it feels like it ends just as it’s getting going somewhere. It’s got a short runtime to begin with, but it ends without exploring many of the doors that it’s opened. I would have preferred a bit more climax or conflict, but then it’s just over. But regardless, I really enjoyed the technical nature of this film along with its detail-driven story and simplistic directing. I’d definitely recommend it, but get your notepad ready. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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