ARQ (2016)

Wonderful character development!

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The acting in this movie is really good.

I'm all into movies where some part of reality gets altered or tweaked and while it's been some time since I've seen ARQ I had to come back and review it because this is one of few in that line that doesn't just mess with the head, but also has the tension and, well, story arc like that of any good movie. It's well worth the watch.

Went in expecting a very mediocre movie, it was actually great. All I'm gunna say is that the ending is freaking awesome! Great movie!!

I saw this movie a year ago so maybe I've forgotten the bad parts. The budget is very low but not much is needed for the story and I think the low budget adds to the movie. The acting was believable. The story is excellent. It is a time travel movie and so many of them are full of plot holes but this one creates a universe, with a set of rules and it sticks with it. It doesn't have any silly scenes to ruin your suspension of disbelief and while the scenes repeat they don't repeat enough to be boring. The characters might not do what you expect them to do or what you would want them to do but thinking back it is what many people might do, so while that might not be satisfying it is believable.

I had been recommended to watch "Arq", so I took the advice to heart and sat down to watch it without actually really knowing what it was about, except for the aspect of the time repeating itself in the likes of "Groundhog Day" or "Edge of Tomorrow". And since that concept does have some appeal, I did of course sit down to watch "Arq".Color me unimpressed...What started out as a rather interesting movie, and a movie that had me constantly asking what was going on and guessing at the events, quickly turned out to be a mind numbing repetitive movie that became predictable and laughable to the point where I almost gave up. However, I decided to stick with it to the end, and did so because I was hoping that there would be more to the movie that what I was witnessing. But it turned out that there wasn't, and that "Arq" was in fact a less than mediocre movie.The story starts out good and interesting, and it is fairly fast paced, which is a good thing. But it takes a horrible turn for the worse and the story becomes boring given the repetitiveness of it. Plus it wasn't really all that captivating once you figure out the plot like halfway through the movie.It should be said, though, that "Arq" has some very impressive special effects, and it was really a treat to look at what the special effects team came up with on the screen. However, impressive visuals can only do so much for a storyline that is rolling fast down a steep hill.Furthermore, it should also be said that the acting talents cast for the roles in the movie were doing good jobs with the severe limitations of the script and the director's choices. So they were fighting and losing an uphill battle."Arq" was certainly a nice enough attempt, but it just failed to be unique and outstanding. And quite honestly, it was becoming a test of wills to actually remains seated and not get up to turn it off with the monotonous roll of the repetitive scenes.