Excursion

Interesting concept. More of a play than a movie really, with five actors and two locations. Poor writing, with incomprehensible actions by poorly-acted characters, and often inaudible dialogue.

The kindest thing I can say about this movie is that the key theme is how time travel produces paradoxes, and the whole plot is a barely comprehensible mess, so in a way, it illustrates the point.

The take on time travel is interesting, if a little convoluted, but the film is let down by the amateur acting and some poorly written dialogue (the actors' timing on delivering their lines gives it a 'student film' feel). That being said, there is potential in the script and production values which makes me think that the filmmakers, with access to better actors, are capable of producing higher quality material.

A good idea doesn't necessarily make a good film and 'Excursion' is proof of that. Reading the synopsis, this sounded like an interesting film. But less than 20 minutes in and I was cringing at just how bad it was.

It is evident almost immediately that this is a low budget production trying too hard to be something that it's not. The storyline is original and has potential but the poor quality of the film makes it difficult to buy into and I quickly lost interest.

The acting is atrocious and the dialogue sounds like it was written by a ten year old. It honestly reminded me of some kind of amateur college production that was written and shot in a day. The only positive I can think of is the cinematography and camera work, which was the only convincing aspect of the film. Everything else about 'Excursion' felt completely amateurish.

I read the storyline. Sounds interesting and original, I thought to myself.

I was wrong.

Do something else with your time, anything but watch this. I don't understand the 8 and 9 star reviews. It's definitely not a 9, not even an 8. An 8 would make it comparable, as I write, with current IMDB ratings of Donnie Darko, Rocky, The Wizard of Oz, Jaws and the Exorcist.

Nope, it's definitely not an 8. Nowhere near.

I love time travel films. There has to be a worst one. This is it. Worse than Time Cop. The acting was the most wooden I can remember seeing from so many characters. The plot didn't make sense - somehow it's possible for characters to die yet wake up again in a different place and time. I have it two stars not one rather because at least they were trying to work on a concept. It's not worth your time though :op