The Gateway (2018)
A particle physicist grieving over the loss of her husband in a car crash uses a revolutionary machine to bring him back, with dire consequences for her family.
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Wonderful character development!
Great Film overall
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
Not really too much to say.... will you be intertained if you watch it with someone yes you will. Will you be watching an Oscar worthy film no you won't. Will you want to watch this again no. Part way through will be background music bother you yes. Will you wonder why the director and characters aren't exploring the magnitude of discovering another dimension and all the possibilities yes you will. But about 2/3 of the way through you might just accept this storyline as entertaining albeit a bit stupid at the end. Overall for a B-grade sci-fi it's worthy of a watch If someone gave this is 3 out of 10 I couldn't disagree. Was it a family loss-drama with a bit of sci-fi or a sci-fi that was wasted on an unappealing family-loss drama?
The Gateway ("Alpha Gateway" on the US Amazon site) is a surprisingly good and thought provoking film that even those who do not normally watch science fiction should find enjoyable. The principle is that at any time we live in only one of perhaps many parallel worlds, some nearly identical to ours and others vastly different. There have been a number of films exploring similar issues in time travel, which open a whole new "world" of possibilities, as does this film in its approach to parallel universes. We won't spoil it here...it is simply too good. But watch for the surprise last few seconds which are so strong that one must ask if a follow up might be on the way.
Good, it's a low budget. Good, is independent. But. Why bad actors? I am so sorry to say that but they act like a 'let's play On Stage in the backyard' game. Probably they aren't bad per se but they aren't nicely directed, that's for sure. There are also several flaws in the story line that not make sense, even considering the concept of world layers. Not 'spoilering', if you going to watch it you will probably notice yourself. Honestly I can appreciate Sci-Fi without big special effects but I need to 'feel it' to enjoy and this wasn't the case.
I'm an old man who has loved Sci-Fi since a small child. You should have seen what we had back in the day. This is a very enjoyable film for its production budget. I thought the ending left an opening for a sequel or two, or even a miniseries. Hope they get some budget backing to make it happen.