Timecrimes (2008)

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Caught this one by accident and I'm so pleased I did, but its almost impossible to review this thoroughly without giving away spoilers so I won't.If you like complex plots where everything starts falling into place and don't mind subtitled films then do yourself a favour and watch this one without reading too much about the plot, jump right in - its a canny ride.

Don't get me wrong, it's not the worst movie I've ever seen. But the high rating amazes me, so i had to give it a 1 to balance it out. I wanted to watch it months ago and i kinda wish i didn't. As a note, i watched it with the original Spanish dubbing (with English subitles). First off, as many said, the entire plot of the movie is based around unbelieveable scenarios. The fact that the main characters acts like that makes the loop going and it's not that hard to figure it out, more so when he tries to kill his other self (?). The moment when he wrapef his bandage around his head was the moment the movie died for me. It felt like everything from then on was just dragged out the movie. All the twists, if you can call them that, were seen coming from miles away, so there's that. Secondly, who decided to make the main character feel like a zombie? Every time he had a choice he took the bad one, EVEN KNOWING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN BEFOREHAND. Why travel a second time, why kill the forest girl? Nothing makes sense. 1\10

Good:Very well written simple time-travel plot that is easy to grasp and suspenseful. Bad:Some very dumb character decisions that almost destroys the good story.

Having proved their worth in the horror genre (with recent gems such as REC and THE ORPHANAGE), the Spanish now show their hand at the science fiction genre as well, with pleasing results. TIMECRIMES is one of those low budget movies, made with a small cast on a small set, that it's best to go in knowing little about. The main thing is that this film's all about time travel, with all the mix ups, problems, and situations that arise when a couple of characters are given free access to a time machine that can transport people a few hours into the past.There are plenty of horrific undertones as this film begins; a family man's seemingly straightforward day turns into a nightmare when he stumbles across a beautiful girl in the woods, naked and apparently dead. Soon he's being chased by a masked psycho, and then the science fiction stuff comes, and the film gets really good. The rest plays out full of twists and turns while at the same time keeping the suspense bubbling along nicely. An unknown cast work wonders, with Karra Elejalde particularly efficient as the every day kind of guy losing his mind at the time travel hijinks, and Barbara Goenaga particularly lovely as the unwary cyclist caught up in the mess. Round this out with a good director and great script and you have the kind of B-movie that's far better than many similar A-list offerings.