Repeat

A very good movie. For what it's worth this is an exquisite low budget production. The lighting could have been better but other than that I really enjoyed it. It's worth buying or at least renting.

I found this movie had a really interesting take on the theme of alternate realities and is one of the few movies in this genre where I was left saying "Wow, I didn't see that coming" which was a pleasant surprise. The story also did a good job of keeping the alternate timelines together and cohesive. I really enjoyed it. One note: This is the type of movie you can't leave to go get a snack, etc otherwise you will be lost. Get everything you need ahead of time and pay attention to the details.

Let's cut to the chase. About 19 out of 20 indies are rubbish. It is the nature of the beast. Richard Miller's REPEAT is without doubt the 1 in 20 that is so good it mimics theatre quality, or at the very least broadcast TV quality. The writing, acting, and direction are superb. Nor is the audience spoon-fed with frothy exposition. Right off the top, the viewer has to roll up their sleeves and figure out what exactly is going on with this very strange, very frazzled, college professor whose little girl is missing; his marriage is imploding; his job is in jeopardy; and oh yeah every night he gives free public demos of his new invention which, coincidentally, actually talks to the dead. Eerily similar in tone and pacing to Darren Aronofsky's Pi (1998). Well worth a watch.

So it was a bit different than I was expecting, and the film felt like a "murder mystery" to be solved with Sci-fi elements throughout most of the film. Including flash backs to the events leading up to the daughter disappearing.

Because of this it is a very character based drama, but it does keep you guessing, and actually I really loved the twist at the end. And the end does make the film make a lot more sense as a Sci-Fi too. It was well acted, and the overall quality was really decent too. Much better than a lot of indies out there.

Strobe Warning! There are strobe effects when the machine gets turned on.

An interesting one - When it comes to low budget British indie films this is up there. Great performances from the leads and an interesting story. This film is fairly swift with a nice short run time and an engaging twisty story with a really cool payoff. Not much else to say but worth a watch for sure.

Its one of those films that's going to have a little cult following I think.