Seven in Heaven

Slick, fun and efficient, 'Seven Minutes' is a highly produced and polished teen sci-fi fantasy. The film manages to engage the viewer and build pace quickly, and doesn't complicate the plot with the whys and wherefores of the lead protagonists' multiversal predicament. 'Heaven' manages to dip its toes into darker waters than the typical teen party genre flick, but ultimately pulls its punches to keep on the the conservative side of the PG13 fence. Whilst it definitely channels Back to the future's multi-timeline spirit, '7' is not quite of the same caliber. Solid Halloween fun for the family, with a few jolts and a possible sense of edginess for younger audience members, but don't make it the feature film of the night.

I actually like this movie. Of all the movies I've watched that make no sense at all, where things happen for no reason and nobody's behavior is ever explained, it's probably my favorite. That's really saying something. It sorta seems like, they got 99% of the way to making a really cool, fun teen sci-fi movie, but then, the editing guy was drunk and just ruined it at the very last minute. You can tell that if it had made sense, it would have been a really cool movie.

Plus, either way, it strikes a personal note with me, as when I was in high school, Gary Cole was my guidance counselor, and I never knew when I saw him whether he was going to try to help me or run me down with his car.

I'm not really sure what this movie is supposed to be about? I kept waiting for some cool plot twist to bring it all together and it never happened. The scenes didn't flow, creating a non cohesive storyline. These two kids go to some alternate reality, one person there knows what's going on, but the kids never ask him? Wouldn't that be your first question, what's going on? Overall, I thought the movie lacked character depth, lacked emotion, and lacked an actual plot. On the positive, the acting from the kids was okay, and the cinematography was good.

I liked it. It was announced as a horror movie, but that doesn't cover it at all, it's more a thriller, maybe you can even call it sci-fi, since the story deals with hopping through time and dimensions. On the other hand, that may make it sound too pretentious, it's actually a very small project, no special effects, just a few major characters, hardly any settings beyond a few houses and some streets, clearly a low-budget thing. But within these restrictions they did a very nice job, I found the story entertaining and original and the acting surprisingly good. I especially liked Travis Tope, he has this endearing Tobey Maguire quality and he is actually very funny. Don't mind the panning and sour reviews, just give it a chance, you'll be surprised.

I got confused with some of the scenes but realized that it was a good plot; worth watching with friends over