Shuffle (2012)
Lovell Milo is a man who begins experiencing his life out of order; every day he wakes up at a different age, on a different day of his life, never knowing where or when he’s going to be once he falls asleep. He’s terrified and wants it to stop - until he notices a pattern in his experience, and works to uncover why this is happening to him - and what or who is behind it.
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Sick Product of a Sick System
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Admirable film.
When I first loaded up this movie via Netflix, the description had me thinking I was getting another time-traveling thriller mystery. Boy, am I glad I was wrong.For those who say this movie had too much of a "sappy" ending, the female lead was STILL his _true_ love. She started the circle of the lead character's life, it was only right that she be there at the "end' of the circle.If you go into this wanting wild science fiction time traveling... you need to find a different title. If you want a GREAT story, with a fantastic beginning, middle, AND end, this movie is a must see, and the B&W and color scenes mixed in, made it nearly perfect.
A strange choice to shoot this film in black and white. This did not detract from the story-line but seems ultimately pointless.The plot meanders through different life events experienced by Milo and most of the time the journey is enjoyable and sometimes very touching. The plot could have had several different endings and the one I was expecting the most, reuniting with the love of his life would have been satisfactory. The plot revolving around his other family discovered it seems almost by accident, only for me made the final 15 minutes a little drawn out.The acting was superb and all the characters especially Grace were truly believable.Overall very watchable.
I'm always a bit leery of direct-to-video flicks (something HAS to be wrong with it, right?)...in this case, apparently distributors wouldn't touch it because they perceived (OBVIOUSLY without seeing it) that it was too much like Chris Nolan's "Memento" (it's NOT). I'd compare it more to Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five," but only superficially. This is ORIGINAL, and it's A MASTERPIECE. It's a delicate jigsaw puzzle of a film which, once it settles into where it's going, will have you RIVETED. And it's OVERPOWERINGLY romantic. The cast is brilliant (I fell completely in love with Paula Rhodes, despite the fact that I'm gay), and the screenplay is pure art. Writer-director Kuenne also composed the score, which is RAVISHING. See this with someone you love, and afterwards you can both scratch your heads as to how the 'geniuses' that run the studios couldn't see clear to give it a theatrical run.
"Shuffle" was a fantastic film that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats! The plot line is almost similar to the movie "Memento," but I believe Kuenne's film showcases a more life lesson filled story: love, passion, sadness, hardship, joy, trouble, and new beginnings. The movie is made in a way in which the viewers feel for Lovell, the main character, and at the same time are discovering his personality. Once you think you have figured out the purpose of Lovell's existence and you feel as if you have the plot line figured out, the film takes a sharp right into an ending you never expected, but wanted the whole time. This movie is definitely a must see!