Awkward flick; unsure success
I read a bevy of reviews concerning this mind game, to see if I grossly overlooked something or if the narrative really was as disorganized and unsure of itself as I thought it was. It danced around a focus but never quite lighted upon it; the inner workings clicked and clacked but never got rolling; it aspired for a lot and is up for debate as to whether or not it made it. Shop around, if you will, for other thoughts and reviews for a collective opinion is more reliable and informative than a single review, plus several are quite eloquent, succinct and wrap up the author's thoughts in a neat package. Check external reviews on imdb.com for definitive takes on this odd, quirky flick. Classic tagline though: "when you always want what you can't have, what do you want when you can have anything?"
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Monday, February 05, 2007 9:46 AM
I think the strength of this film was its ability to completely confuse the audience while still delivering the minimum information needed to have a sense of what was going on. Unfortunately, films dealing with time travel often have the side effect of becoming a math problem in the viewer's mind and something more overarching in the story can be missed. I believe Primer is exploring more human territory than scientific territory, and if you can let go the science part, it's really rewarding.