Multiverse

Normally I am not overly keen on sci-fi movies, but every now and again I do dabble and sit down to watch one. And so it was with the 2019 sci-fi drama titled "Entangled" (aka "Multiverse"). Well, I should say that it wasn't because it was a sci-fi movie that I opted to sit down to watch this movie, but it was because the movie had Marlee Matlin on the cast list, and it was a movie that I hadn't already seen.

So I gave it a chance. And while writers Doug Taylor and Michael MacKenzie did manage to put together an interesting enough storyline, the movie was just sort of mediocre. You know, the type of movie that you will watch once and never again. "Entangled" was watchable, sure, but it wasn't a movie that in any way impressed or blew me away with its concept.

However, I did find that the storyline was more focused on the teenage drama that took place in the movie than it did with the whole quantum mechanics and multi universes aspects that the storyline sort of started out by presenting.

The acting performances in the movie were good, I just wish that Marlee Matlin had a bigger part in the movie.

Visually then "Entangled" wasn't really working with special effects. But then again the movie didn't really need an impressive display of CGI to deliver its storyline.

I am sure that there are sci-fi buffs out there that will be a kick out of the storyline told in "Entangled".

My rating of director Gaurav Seth's 2019 sci-fi drama lands on a very bland five out of ten stars.

A good sci-fi movie that focuses a bit on drama. The work around for the low budget was pretty clever. The characters seem pretty relatable as well. As another reviewer said, they've done more with less than a lot of big budget dramas, which is pretty impressive.

I always say that sci fi movies are about ideas, and this has a great one along with a compelling storyline.

However.- the budget constraints affect the overall feel. Deadly in sci fi movies.

The direction is good in parts but the action scenes are poor and, boy oh boy, does he like a 'dutch tilt' The cast and script are hit and miss. The deaf girl piece is handled well, the 'psycho' not so much.

Overall I enjoyed it and would recommend it, with reservations.

If you don't expect much clarity about the laws of the multiverse, this is not a bad film. The young cast works hard in their roles and some of the ideas are intriguing enough - but the multiverse is a pretty random place and you'll find yourself scratching your head much of the time. I appreciated that the film goes the extra mile of using deaf actors to play the roles of deaf characters and pulls off one neat trick with a voice-over assist.

Based on the reviews I almost skipped this movie, but something in the back of my mind told me to give it a shot.

I'm glad I did.

I will start of with this, it is not a great blockbuster and yes it does have its faults. But in general, I really did enjoy the movie and the concept of multiverse entanglement. What could happen when different worlds gets merged.

Oh, and the person giving a bad review because there's a deaf person involved and you need to read the subtitles, please, stop reviewing, you are a horrible person.