So, it's a romantic film.
Yep, the paper-thin premise of time travel is nothing if not a poor excuse for a romance between the protagonist, and the Mysterious Woman (tm).
I really liked the introduction; i can see that someone here really cared, and they made the whole "experiment" seem like something out of a hard-scifi film, similar to Primer (2004). But after the first scene, the sci-fi stops and the film becomes a blue- tinted chase between the Scientist Hero (tm), and a girl who come out of nowhere.
Now, i personally would think, if you are on the verge of discovering wormhole travel, you would have reasons to avoid a woman's charms, more so when you are in a precarious situation and she could likely be someone trying to trick you; you've even received a phone call telling you to stay away from her.
But nooo, you need to go and chase a skirt, because who cares about science, not us scientists, no.
Add to the flimsy plot a mild, inoffensive villain (michael ironside, phoning it in as always), and stretch the resulting mess to nearly two hours, and you have a good impression of what Synchronicity is like.
The leads McKnight and Davis do a decent job of acting their parts, and the supporting try their mediocre best, but it's just the fact that the romance/intrigue bits, and the science/adventure bits, just do not mix together, with one being almost irrelevant to the other.
And finally, will directors of photography everywhere PLEASE learn to use natural lightning; this film is obviously going for that smoky Blade Runner look, but winds up mostly looking blue.
would not recommend, it will disappoint scifi lovers and confuse romcom fans. My final vote: 5.5/10 - not garbage, but so much wasted potential.
Yep, the paper-thin premise of time travel is nothing if not a poor excuse for a romance between the protagonist, and the Mysterious Woman (tm).
I really liked the introduction; i can see that someone here really cared, and they made the whole "experiment" seem like something out of a hard-scifi film, similar to Primer (2004). But after the first scene, the sci-fi stops and the film becomes a blue- tinted chase between the Scientist Hero (tm), and a girl who come out of nowhere.
Now, i personally would think, if you are on the verge of discovering wormhole travel, you would have reasons to avoid a woman's charms, more so when you are in a precarious situation and she could likely be someone trying to trick you; you've even received a phone call telling you to stay away from her.
But nooo, you need to go and chase a skirt, because who cares about science, not us scientists, no.
Add to the flimsy plot a mild, inoffensive villain (michael ironside, phoning it in as always), and stretch the resulting mess to nearly two hours, and you have a good impression of what Synchronicity is like.
The leads McKnight and Davis do a decent job of acting their parts, and the supporting try their mediocre best, but it's just the fact that the romance/intrigue bits, and the science/adventure bits, just do not mix together, with one being almost irrelevant to the other.
And finally, will directors of photography everywhere PLEASE learn to use natural lightning; this film is obviously going for that smoky Blade Runner look, but winds up mostly looking blue.
would not recommend, it will disappoint scifi lovers and confuse romcom fans. My final vote: 5.5/10 - not garbage, but so much wasted potential.