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Ozone

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3,112 posts

217 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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Certainly not Bourne meets the Matrix as advertised.

Slow going but strangely captivating, you seem to be waiting for some action to happen that doesn't.

I like Philip K Dick stories and this had some interesting ideas but i came away underwhelmed.

The OH described it as a TV movie, you don't need to see it on the big screen.

bennyboydurham

1,617 posts

204 months

Thursday 10th March 2011
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I rather enjoyed it, but it's more the kind of thing you'd watch on Sky or via rental from iTunes rather than schlepping off to the cinema. It's more a romantic drama with a supernatural twist than full on Bourne 'st blowing up' fest, which I hoped it might be. But I've seen far worse films this year!

mammamia

130 posts

199 months

Thursday 10th March 2011
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OOhh the absolute boredom watching this film. Started promisingly and then got boringly stupid romatic tosh.

RizzoTheRat

29,027 posts

222 months

Thursday 10th March 2011
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Saw it last night. My review: "Meh"


Didn't realise it was a Philip K Dick.

louiebaby

10,994 posts

221 months

Friday 11th March 2011
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I'm agreeing with most of the comments. It's a bit difficult to describe, but it's a bit of a romantic supernatural thriller.

The story is nothing like "The Time Travellers Wife" but I would put them in the same pigeon hole.

Fatman2

1,464 posts

199 months

Friday 11th March 2011
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Thanks guys. Was planning on seeing this over the weekend but am not so sure now.

I'm normally suspicious about these 'X meets Y' claims and your opinions seem to confirm my suspicions. Cheers

youngsyr

14,742 posts

222 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Worth a watch,but...


  • *SPOILER BELOW***




























They should have cut to the credits when they went through the door turning the handles the wrong way together.

It would have vastly improved the film.

EK993

1,957 posts

281 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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It is absolute boring romantic tosh with an ending that is beyond a joke. The trailer is very very misleading.

Fatman2

1,464 posts

199 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Dohh. The missus insisted on going to see this on Saturday and despite my protests (and my sharing the PH reviews) she was having none of it.

I'm a pretty laid back/patient kind of chap but found this film pretty dire with the most contrived storyline that I've seen for some time. It was like a cut/paste of about 10 different films, none of which should have been put together.

I think youngsyr has got it spot on. They should have opened the bloody door straight to the friggin credits mad

youngsyr

14,742 posts

222 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Note the spoiler warning above!

Overall I didn't think it was that bad, but the ending let it down majorly.

Despite the somewhat laboured plot devices (hats? water? confused ), it seemed to be building quite nicely to a dramatic climax, which just fizzled out.

They should have just left the ending to the imagination or come up with something better.

Dr G

15,987 posts

272 months

Friday 18th March 2011
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Was based on a short story and should ahve stayed that way; interesting concept but the film was padded out with mush and ended up going nowhere.