In my opinion, the idea of
Time Loops could be implemented much better. The world described in the script is quite interesting, but there is too little information about it, and some elements that seem important are not disclosed at all. Let's say there's not enough information about the drug Joe's taking. These drops attract attention, but then they are remembered only a few times: when Joe from the future tells about the lover who saved him and when Joe from the present becomes ill without drugs. The last episode seems odd at all, as Joe beats the break too quickly. What is happening is reminiscent of an American cartoon, where a huge bump on the head of the character passes in a few seconds.
The Time Loop focuses on characters, and its genre is closest to drama. Unfortunately, the dialogue of the film also makes a double impression. Some are very successful, imbued with humor, and most of the information about the world we get with their help. On the other hand, many dialogues are written as if the characters do not talk, but read the text from a sheet, there are even unfortunate moments, without which the film would only win. However, the film is replete with close-ups, and most of the dialogue scenes are made beautifully, especially since there is someone to look at in The Loop of Time. It’s pretty easy to believe that Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis are the same person. They are not similar in appearance, but similar in facial expressions, facial expressions. Acting is one of the few and unconditional advantages of the film. I would also note a successful shooting: many shots bloom thanks to sunlight, and it looks very beautiful.
My favorites are two scenes. First: Set running to a specified place and gradually losing body parts. This is a strong and dynamic episode, despite some internal logic issues. The scene of betrayal is good, as it shows Joe the real from a new side, pits the viewer against the character, and then that relationship will change again, this time because of the ending, because of Joe's suicide. Although I’m not quite sure if this is self-sacrifice, it’s the only option, an annoying necessity.
Scene two: Joe from the future, who realized that the death of his first child was in vain. At that point, Johnson decided to focus on the drama and it turned out great. The meeting of the two versions of Joe in the cafe is quite interesting, but it promises further interaction between them, and this almost does not happen.
The logic in the film is limping. I think it is the fault of the poorly written world I wrote about above. The Loop contains time travel, time paradoxes, telekinesis, mafia clans, and most of these elements are not developed. Or it does, but it's weird. For example, there are too many time paradoxes, it is not clear why events develop in one way or another. For example, the last scene: Joe-of-the-present shoots himself, it turns out that at the moment Joe-of-the-future ceases to exist (he dissolves), but then there would be no one to move into the past, therefore, events on the field would not happen at all. I was waiting for a move that could save the situation: I thought that the boy would be little Joe. It would be difficult to explain, but I believed in the writer and director to the last. If we talk about the logic (or lack thereof) in the film, it is worth mentioning that when Sarah shoots Joe from the present, the scar of Joe from the future appears on the wrong shoulder.
I also want to talk about the female characters of the film. Women here have strong characters, but their role is reduced to the direction of men. Moreover, both ladies - Sarah and the wife of Joe-of-the-future - believe that they can change the man / give the right upbringing to the boy. And this is what makes the heroines one-sided, shaded men, the main characters (or hero) of the film.
By the way, the scene when the boy shows strong abilities for telekinesis, reminiscent of a moment from the third “X-Men”, could not get rid of associations.
When the film ended, the girl sitting behind us announced, “I didn’t understand anything!” So I did not understand how such an interesting plot could create such a thing.
6 out of 10
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