Riley Rewind (2013)

Load of rubbish!!

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

In a nutshell this was OK. It did lack depth within the characters. The only characters that felt real were anna's (riley) as opposed to all the others that felt superficial. Anna acted the best while everyone else pretty much sucked.Hey best friend Jay was terrible and fake as was his love interest too - he was really over-acting.The other two main actors were the antagonist in here (disabled kid) and the girl who commits suicide.The animations were cool and it started off promising. I liked the intro too but it lacked depth - it was literally just one scene to another - movies have some filler inbetween but this didn't.Having said that for a free web series and RWJ first attempt it was a good effort by both him and Anna.Full review and all the episodes are available here:http://www.gizhub.com/riley-rewind-review/

I watched all the episodes on Facebook and I was quite surprised. Usually web series (in my opinion), aren't the best, but this was quite good. Acting was good, plot was good, but it was kind of predictable.One thing I did have a problem with was Anna playing a nerdy character. I felt as if Ray just gave the part to her because they're a couple. She is way too pretty to play the nerdy one, don't ya think. I did however like that Ray didn't put himself as the main character considering that he directed it.Acting: 7.5/10. Good, but a little bit amateur.Special: FX 8/10. Great intro.Story: 7/10. Awesome story, but a tad predictable.Music: 9/10. Very great music in the intro and throughout the scenes.Overall I would give it a 8/10.Keep these coming, Ray.

I saw this movie because I'm a RWJ subscriber and I like his work.But this movie makes me want to have Riley's powers so I could spend my last hour doing something useful instead of seeing this stupid web-series. What's wrong with it? Characters and Acting - Just horrible. Anna Akana (Riley) was such a bad actress, I didn't expect that. Then, the characters are just very clichéd. The Gothic girl, the gay guys, and the person who puts the bomb on the college has a camouflage jacket!!! Really??? Ready on the first act I already knew that he was the guy that tried to explode everything.Story - Wow, the plot holes are huge! The story is overused in other movies, everything is predictable, and with so many thing to pick with the rewind powers, the story is about a girl that wants to save the prom and another girl that wants to commit suicide. Perfect for a Disney Channel show...I gave 2 out of 10 because of the music, with good tracks chosen. RWJ, you have to do much better next time. Anna, please stop acting, you're no good.

For an independent Youtube series, Riley Rewind has very high production values (on par with some TV series, actually).The show was very well directed. It has a very good rhythm and I never felt bored while watching it.The plot and dialogs are pretty decent too. Not very innovative, but still interesting and very entertaining. People who enjoy time travel stories you will surely find something to like here.I also liked the acting and the characters. In the beginning I was worried about the show being about high school kids going you parties and things like that, but that's the case. Sure, the setting is a high school, but this is is not a high school comedy; the show is all about time travel.Overall, I would say that Riley Rewind is a pretty good show.