Synchronicity
A daring physicist travels into the past to stop a mysterious woman from stealing his invention. But once there, he uncovers a surprising truth about the machine, the woman, and his own fractured reality.
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- Cast:
- Chad McKnight , Brianne Davis , AJ Bowen , Scott Poythress , Michael Ironside , Claire Bronson , Sergine Dumais
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Let's be realistic.
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Actually super smart. Of course time travel physics problems aren't resolved.But its waaaay smarter than most time travel movies.And what it looks like bad acting at first (30'), in reality it ISNT.If you have patience. This one is good.
If you have a short attention span, or don't like thinking when "netflixing" I can understand you won't like this movie. However, if you like the mystery of Time Travel and other Sci-Fi, go watch this, you won't be dissapointed!
Synchronicity (2016) is a forgettable science-fiction film that is not as thought-provoking as it wants to be. The amount of low-budget science-fiction films that have been coming out seems to be increasing at a rapid rate every year. With more and more being released, how many of them are actually quality films? How many of them are actually unique and memorable? To be frank, the answer is very few. There have been some pretty interesting ones, but most of them are unimpressive and lackluster. As for 'Synchronicity', it's not boring, but it's really nothing extraordinary. The plot is pretty interesting at first but slowly grows to be boring over time. The characters are solid, with some being more thought-out than others. The acting is decent, as it really didn't benefit or hurt the film as a whole. As for the direction, it's actually really good. The visual style really pops out, and the sets used help to create a very futuristic but believable environment. Also, I absolutely loved the score for the movie. I found it to be the thing I most enjoyed throughout the entirety of the movie. The problems lie in the script. I found myself struggling to pay attention after the 30-minute mark. This film is nothing I'll remember anytime soon, but it wasn't a terrible watch.
Like most movies in this genre, it is hard to write a review without spoilers, but I am going to try. It is also normal to be thinking "this movie is lazy,these people are unrealistic, this plot is full of holes". Then, as it moves along it starts making sense. It has very good foreshadowing, so good that they could be spoilers if you are sharp enough. The speculations about the moral meaning of the collapsing wave function in a multiverse are very good. The great strength of the film is in its psychological and moral themes. The interactions of fate and personality are well investigated and one of the better foreshadowings shows that the filmmakers are quite aware of what they are doing. By the end, you may be wondering who you are rooting for.