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An ambitious film that never takes full-advantage of its high concept, which results in a bit of a bland movie that confuses more than entertains. Ultimately, the plot isn’t much different than the typical James Bond film, except there’s the addition of the reversal of time mechanic. This is the big selling point for this movie, but it doesn’t come into play for a large chunk of the runtime. Outside of that, we get the watered-down Bond stuff, but the locals aren’t as exotic, the stunts are underwhelming, and the hero isn’t as smooth. (He doesn’t even have a name.) The characters are suitable to tell the story, but most have them have no depth or development. Eventually, the film does move up to a higher gear, but the climax is too muddied and the time-bending rules aren’t explained well-enough to make all the twists payoff properly. (In fact, a couple of the reveals are surprisingly predictable.)
**1/2 out of *****