Timescape (1992)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Best movie ever!

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

This film came up on my IMDb recommendations and i decided to check it out not expecting much. Wow, was I surprised. The film begins with the pace and feel of an afternoon TV movie, albeit one a bit more dark in tone and mysterious. Ben is a hotel manager and widower, his wife died in a car accident years ago and he is bringing up their daughter as a single dad. His wife's father blames him for his daughter's death, for running away from the wreck. That's a pretty deep jumping off point and from there some mysterious visitors arrive at Ben's hotel and turn his world upside down. I don't like to spoil plots of films too much but from there on in, the film becomes intriguing and gripping right until the end. The cinematography actually really stood out at times too - particularly the scenes after the meteorite hits and the way the story was put together especially the ending is a great example of using cinema as an art form, with minimal exposition and a beautiful, incongruous ending. Highly recommended.

Because it seems that only the viewers who were positive about this film have reacted thus far, I feel compelled to hand over my own, once again grouchy contribution. First of all, the way time traveling is portrayed here is laughably besides any possible reality. Of course, most time travel movies suffer in this regard, but in Timescape they take it far too seriously. Some reviewers talk about a witty, intelligent story that will make you think. Well, no, it rather makes me sleep. Jeff Daniels is very middle of the road and the disaster groupies, though coming from the future, do not make a smart and well-prepared impression, to say the least.

Timescape (as it was called here in the UK) was one of the late night films here on BBC T.V. It was well worth staying up to watch this one. This is one of those films that just gets better as it goes along. If you are a big science fiction fan, especially for those interested in time travel. Timescape talks about how anyone travelling from the future cannot come back and change the past, as this would change the future itself. The movie is a little slow in the beginning, and could have been much better technically. But it is not bad for a television series (though it was shown as a film here!). It answers many questions and also questions many of the theories that currently exist in the scientific world. If you liked the 'twelve monkeys' or '12:01' you MUST watch this! (and vice-versa)

Jeff Daniels, whose place in cinema immortality has been sealed by his role in "Dumb and Dumber", with Jim Carey, was superb in his portrayal as Ben Wilson, a widower who must fight the forces that are about to destroy his world. These forces include a strange group of time travelers who came to his inn to witness the destruction of his world, a judge who considers him to be an unfit father, and last but not least, Ben Wilson must fight his own personal demons.The movie not only includes spectacular special effects, it also has an excellent storyline.The movie holds the viewers' attention from start to finish. And the story has a few twists and turns.Although this movie is a budget priced video, this movie is excellent and would not disappoint the sci-fi fan.