Fantastic thriller "A Time Error". Reviews and ratings of the movie

Author's fantasies on the theme of time management, aboutthe ability to predict the future and travel through the ages in any direction of art - a lot. Both in the cinema and in the literature there are diverse, interesting, really catchy ideas, one of which was put in the basis of the fantastic thriller "The Error of Time". Reviews of the debut work of the director and co-author of the script Bradley King received ambiguous. The rating of the film by version IMDb was 6.50.

About the game with time

The plot of the picture "Error of time" reviews viewersoften compared with one of the episodes of the "Twilight Zone" under the title "The most useless camera." At the same time, the reviewers acknowledge that the scriptwriters of the project succeeded in capturing the viewer, since the way they have invented to communicate the future and the present is far from trivial.

The main characters Finn, Kelly and Jasper discoveran apparatus that removes what it aims at, but the images show not the present, but the near future - tomorrow. Young people immediately understand how you can use the device for personal gain. They daily through these photographs transfer to themselves from the last day the results of the competition and make win-win bets at the bookmakers.

Not without problems

Almost all film critics, analyzing the thriller"The error of time," reviews about the film, related to the idea laid in the basis of the narrative, left positive. Which is not surprising, because it is certainly interesting. It is so fascinating to flirt with time for a long time did not work with modern filmmakers. But, in the opinion of most filmmakers, the problem of the picture lies in the fact that one idea will not go far. The film needs bright characters, danger, conflicts and further development of relations between the main characters. And in the movie "Error of Time" reviews stress the lack of all of the above. Although categorically it is not necessary to state that the director is not trying to do anything. In the narrative narrative additional conditions are introduced, for example, the rule that the photograph must necessarily be "repeated" for the sake of time, and the intrigues of thugs who want to assign an innovative achievement to the scientist.

Author's fads

Perhaps the tape "Error of time" reviews and ratingThe critics are mediocre because all the branches are rather blurry. In general, they lead to a predictable finale, pushing the key characters to disagreements and disputes, turning into quarrels. In this case, the auxiliary lines are sometimes annoying, since they are not integral, logically related, therefore they provoke the appearance of plot sagging. The result of such a chaotic manner of narration is a far-fetched and indistinct climax, which the cliffhanger can not mitigate. So, it turned out to be even more controversial among the creators than all the previous action. By the way, the thriller has two translations of the name - "Photos of Time" and "Time Error". Reviews of the film in the majority of points indicate another freedom in the translation of domestic distributors.

Advantages of the picture

In this case, many experts, reviewing the thriller"The error of time", the reviews left extremely positive. To the merits of the project, they attributed the modest scale of what is happening and the absence of stunning special effects that are inherent in almost all the paintings connected in one way or another with temporary collapse. According to their authoritative opinion, the limited, closed space and chamberiness create a feeling of oppressive despair, make the event realistic without neglecting the personal space of the characters. And this is a weighty guarantee of good quality in a series of blunders and mistakes of the director-debutant.

However, such a fate is for anya fantastic film - fans and connoisseurs of the genre thoroughly disassemble each new project on bones, find discrepancy to the canons, all the mistakes of the creators and logical inconsistencies in the narrative.

Actors and roles

Probably, "Error of time" reviews viewers andThe rating is modest because of the characters that do not evoke sympathy, sympathy and trust of the watchers. It's not that the actors played their roles sluggishly and unconvincingly, but that the actions of the heroes are devoid of logic and are full of absurdity. In fairness, it is worth mentioning the game of Matthew O'Leary and Daniel Panabaker, who managed to fit organically into the structure of the narrative, successfully having fulfilled all the plot twists and turns. A more flat-out hero George Finn may appear. The actor is too overdoing, portraying a bad guy where necessary and not necessary.

Critics noted that the acting trio, toUnfortunately, it did not work, it did not become a single team with the same emotional mood. The filmmakers, assessing the skill of the actors of the film "The Error of Time", wrote the reviews with restraint, not allowing themselves to doubt their professionalism, shifting the blame on the director who allegedly failed to convey his vision of individual scenes to the actors.

Summarizing

The "time error" is nevertheless worth recommending tofans of science fiction and fans of extraordinary thrillers. This is really an American, but not a Hollywood movie, it has a special charm. The viewer should see the Bradley King project - a curious tape with an intriguing outline, but depressing problems in the final and climax, clearly deserving a more scrupulous embodiment on the big screen. Perhaps in the future, from the work of King will get a wonderful remake.