I'll Follow You Down

Known both as "Continuum" and "I'll Follow You Down." My wife and i were able to view it on TV streaming.

A brilliant professor travels from Canada to Princeton for a conference. When he is expected home he doesn't show up and a search seems to indicate that he just disappeared. His wife and young son are puzzled and it has an impact on their future lives.

I'll not say any more about the actual story because it can't be done without revealing key spoilers. It does involve backwards time travel, which we know from all experts is impossible, but it makes for good science fiction. Rather the story really becomes how one regards family and relationships and, if one could, would one change things at the expense of something else?

And even more important, if you had a new technology that could either greatly benefit the world, or used improperly greatly harm the world, should you announce it anyway? A parallel is drawn with Einstein's discoveries which as we now know can be used to destroy humanity if used in bombs.

Pretty good movie, all the actors are good.

I admit that I am fascinated by the whole idea of time travel, so I watched "I Will Follow You Down" with great interest.

Marika (Gillian Anderson) and her son Erol drop their husband and father off at the airport when he travels to a conference in New Jersey. He never returns.

Twelve years later, Erol (now Haley Joel Osment) learns not only what happened to his father, but also learns that there may be a way to get him back.

This film starts slowly but still manages to draw you in. It deals with not only time travel, but the ramifications of a situation change because of time travel. The acting is very good, with Osment turning in a top performance. Gillian Anderson is full of surprises - from X-Files to work in England, including a highly-touted Streetcar Named Desire - she's obviously a dedicated performer, and it shows here.

I liked it - you care about the characters, and the story is good. Can't ask for much more.

It's movies like this one that make me glad I've watched them for the first time in my home rather than a theatre, where I have the ability to instantly rewatch parts. The majority of this film is a bit of a slow burn but fantastic casting makes it not drag. It's the final scene, the last sequence of events, that is truly memorable. Haley Joel Osment was fantastic in the climactic conclusion and Rufus Sewell is a personal favorite of mine and a world-class actor. Some bits of the plot earlier on were a bit shoe-horned in, but the payoff was well worth a little finagling. The one downside was how freaking hard it was to find on imdb. Searching "I'll Follow You Down" (the actual title displayed during the film) will not lead you here so congratulations on finding it.

I liked this movie!

As a scientist, I like sci-fi movies that don't have gaping, roll-your-eyes holes in the science. As awful lot of "small" sci-fi movie are just plain stupid. This is a small movie, with nothing much in the way of special effects, but it doesn't have that problem. It rings true.

I like smart characters, too, and I like decent, well-meaning characters. Too many movies are weighed down by characters who just make you want to grab them and shake them and scream, "what's the matter with you, you idiot?" Not this one.

There are no nasty, stupid, or unlikable characters in this movie, and, of the major characters, only Grace is a bit shallow. I'll Follow You Down combines excellent character development with a fine (if somewhat unoriginal) sci-fi plot, a couple of romances, a few nice plot twists, and just the right amount of suspense. Good movie!

I'LL FOLLOW YOU DOWN (aka: CONTINUUM) is a well-made science fiction film about dire loss and the desire to go back and "fix" things.

When a brilliant physicist (Rufus Sewell) vanishes without a trace, it devastates his wife, Marika (Gillian Anderson) and son, Erol (Haley Joel Osment).

Years later, Marika is still haunted by the disappearance, nearly unable to function. Errol, while going through similar agony, discovers that his grandfather has been working on something that just may be the key to the entire mystery.

This film has drama, tension, and an emotional quagmire, along with its sci-fi elements.

Right up front, it's important to know that Ms. Anderson plays a supporting role, and isn't in the movie very much. Sewell is only in it for about 5 minutes.

This is Osment's movie, and he's quite good, making one wonder where he went after THE SIXTH SENSE! Here, he's the central character in a tale of love, hope, and human ingenuity.

Very much worth seeing...