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Special features: commentary track by writer/director Shane Carruth; cast and crew commentary track.
Shane Carruth, David Sullivan.
Everything you think you know about modern science is about to unravel in this critically acclaimed film about two young engineers and the consequences they face when they invent a machine that enables them to travel back in time.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo surround sound.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Mind. Blown. submitted by cherylo on July 30, 2012, 9:02pm Up front, I want you to know that I am a big fan of all things time travel. This is one of the most intriguing time travel films I have ever seen. I plan to watch it again at least once before I return it or possibly to buy it. It is just an astonishing piece of plotting and performance. Since the production style is one in which the actors sometimes talk over each other, and in general talk as if talking only to each other in small rooms (realistically instead of theatrically), I suggest considering turning on the subtitles if you have any trouble hearing or separating the dialog.

Watching paint dry submitted by mandevil on August 6, 2016, 6:17pm This film is so drawn out it is about interesting as watching paint dry.

I'm not dumb, it's just overly confusing submitted by Will O on August 26, 2020, 10:20am This is a very confusing movie and I had no idea what the hell was happening for 80% of the runtime.
It was low budget which is fine but the first 20-30 minutes literally don't matter to the story and while I get that they're time traveling I had no idea how many times or copies of each person there were or why they had to kill their past selves or how there were going to be at least two of each guy living in the same time at the end and what problems that would create or what the hell that Thomas guy had to do with anything or why in gods name they always wore white shirts and ties whether they were at home, at work or at parties. Who dresses like that?
I'm not an overly stupid person but the way this movie was written and edited did not allow me as an audience member to follow what was going on for most of the movie and was so poorly told that I don't want to go back and rewatch to see of makes any more sense on a second viewing. Big miss considering how many good things I'd heard about this movie. I love time travel and I love originality but this was overly confusing just to make insufferable people look down on you for not "getting it"
Very good acting though for how low budget it seemed to be.