I was surprised when I stumbled across a sci-fi movie with such a high rating but that I had never heard of. I then read a lot of the reviews and decided to watch with some trepidation.
In the first 5 minutes I was a bit concerned by the poor quality image and background music, as well as a bit of 'over' acting and a few clichéd 'tells'.
However, the acting settled down well, and I was constantly surprised by how the script and actors were able to continually develop the story through areas that good easily be laughable or too simplistic or grandiose instead with incredible thoughtfulness and intellectual rigour.
It kept me gripped and made me really invest in the 'What if?' of the story, to the point where I almost want it to be true! I feel like I have really been on a revelatory journey!
The acting was actually really well done, and the 'jokey' character, who I found a bit off putting at the start, actually had some really good lines (my favourite being about at least one 2000 year old prophecy coming true).
Towards the end, I wondered how they might be able to round it all up successfully, but I thought they did a great job of both giving you even more to think about but at the same time giving some kind of resolution.
Would be a 10 if the picture and audio quality was better!
In the first 5 minutes I was a bit concerned by the poor quality image and background music, as well as a bit of 'over' acting and a few clichéd 'tells'.
However, the acting settled down well, and I was constantly surprised by how the script and actors were able to continually develop the story through areas that good easily be laughable or too simplistic or grandiose instead with incredible thoughtfulness and intellectual rigour.
It kept me gripped and made me really invest in the 'What if?' of the story, to the point where I almost want it to be true! I feel like I have really been on a revelatory journey!
The acting was actually really well done, and the 'jokey' character, who I found a bit off putting at the start, actually had some really good lines (my favourite being about at least one 2000 year old prophecy coming true).
Towards the end, I wondered how they might be able to round it all up successfully, but I thought they did a great job of both giving you even more to think about but at the same time giving some kind of resolution.
Would be a 10 if the picture and audio quality was better!