Inoperable

This is like a very very bad version of Groundhog Day.

Like a very very bad acid trip.

Like a bad bad bad hangover and like a very bad dream which you can't awake from.

First we have a 30 something year old made to look like an early 20's teen.

Then there is a beat-up hospital with almost no staff around - but when trying to escape, they just seem to be at every turn.

Then there's a hurricane thing which begins to complicate things even more...and then it just gets boring and stupid - or stupid and boring...whichever comes first.

Ahh, well - it was a free watch, so I didn't worry about the cost - and I had a day off...but I know there could have been better time spent doing nothing.

Synopsis: Amy Coney Barret replaces Bill Murray in a wildly unfunny twist on Groundhog Day, discovering additional pieces to the puzzle around her with each reliving.

Inoperable feels like a well-funded student film. Unfortunately, as with many student films, the casting is bad, the acting is awkward, and the story is poorly developed. This is a classic case of style over substance; the only enjoyable part of the movie is some of the camera direction and attention to detail in the practical fx. Onnthe other hand, however, one of the biggest problems breaking your suspension of disbelief is the set design, it tried hard to be silent hill but looks more like the janitorial staff at Scrub' Sacred Heart quit the day of. Wardrobe also suffers from the same problem, likely being managed by the same production designer.

Sound is... Good. Nothing particular stands out as food or bad in the audio department.

On the plus side, the concept behind the story is interesting, it's beautifully shot, the location works well. I found the actors to be competent, if a little green. To it's detriment, the story needs some work, nothing in this really wowed me. It's an ok watch once time killer. For an indie thriller, you could certainly do worse.

If you look past some of the unnatural dialog and a bit less than believable acting of some of the cast, you may think it's a typical time-loop slasher. About halfway through, the movie was barely holding my interest at all. But, I'm glad I saw it through to the end because the story became interesting as it progressed. It ends kind of sad, and kind of thought provoking. Overall, It was worth seeing for me, but may not be for less patient people.

Good pretense but terribly written. I don't mind the time jump but it got irritating after the 3rd time.