Time Travel Is Dangerous

If "Clerks" and "Dr Who" had a baby, this would be it. It centres on two women who run a vintage shop in London's Muswell Hill neighbourhood. Times are tough until they discover a time machine. Turns out that nipping back in time to steal coveted items really cuts down on the cost of inventory.

Things are great until ... ahh, no spoilers, but it's wonderfully funny throughout and the story is well structured with an uplifting ending where well meaning characters get redemption and the evil weenies get their comeuppances.

Also, for an indie film run on a tight budget, the visual effects are surprisingly good while being endearingly camp.

I think this was funny and a great time travel movie. Stupid, fun, weird and just a good fun movie.

If you do not like time travel movies on the low end then this is not for you.

I think if you like the concept and are open to a small silly indie movie then this is a fun one.

I liked the slow pace and easy flow.

What a great film! It's done in such a charming way, the lower budget vibes actually add to the overall enjoyment. So good to an original and fun movie being made in this era of mega budgets or nothing!!

It reminds me of 'Grabbers' and "Sightseers' in it's very Britishness sense of humor and delivery.

The characters were lots of fun, good comic timing and leaning into the irreverence of the script. The plot takes some interesting directions which you might not expect and the special effects were done well, especially for a lower budget film. Some recognizable faces pop in here and there which is nice.

Highly recommend to go watch this at the movies for something which will have a smile on your face as you walk out.

What a gem - independent filmmaking at its best. A stellar cast that charms their way through this incredibly inventive world. Goes in directions you wouldn't expect but are very satisfying none the less. Yes it's "lo-fi" and clearly made with limited budget but it has a great heart and is an incredibly impressive demonstration of what can be done with very little. The duo of the vintage shopkeepers are immediately likeable whilst not being portrayed as being perfect or overly aspirational. The local scientists are a perfect portrayal of how middle management can ruin something with potential and the reveal of 'The Unknown' is gleefully unhinged! Miss this gem at your peril.

Not knowing what I was in for here, aside from "Time Travel is Dangerous" being a comedy, I opted to watch the movie, as I had the chance to do so here in 2025.

Writers Chris Reading, Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare, Hillary Shakespeare and Ruth Syratt put together a script and storyline that fell short of entertaining me. For a comedy, I have to say that "Time Travel is Dangerous" was frightfully devoid of anything funny. In fact, I found the narrative in the movie to be somewhat of a swing and a miss, as the storyline was bland and mundane.

There were two familiar performers on the cast list for me, and that was Stephen Fry and Brian Blessed. The acting performance in the movie were fair.

This is not a movie that I would recommend you to sit down and spend 99 minutes on watching. Nor is it a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time.

My rating of director Chris Reading's 2024 movie "Time Travel is Dangerous" lands on a rather generous three out of ten stars.