Restore Point

Good storyline, very well executed, convincing cast. For a none Hollywood movie and I assume no gazillion Euros budget either, that is quite an impressive and enjoyable movie.

Big respect to Robert Hloz who did a great job, I am sure we'll see more of his work in the future. You could tell that he is a big fan of Denis Villeneuve's "Blade Runner 2049", although the similarities are not imposing, but you could feel that we are not far from that reality, in a brighter and less gloomy future compared to Blade Runner.

I like very much the new everyday technology of 2041 and the performances of the cast and the casual way they were interacting with it, presumably most of it is CGI, but still it was quite convincing and a kind of a glimpse into the not so far possible future.

Very solid performance from all the cast but surely top praise to the lead character played by Andrea Mohylova.

I love it when a movie I know nothing about surprises me the way this movie did, quite a joyful gem.

In the near future, the dead can tell a story, technology allows a hack, the restore point. A Detective uses such technology to track down a killer, the front of the so called 'Rivers of Life.'

I can count on one hand how many Czech made films I've seen, and if this is anything to go by, I need to investigate.

This is a quality, imaginative and well paced, low budget film. So it's not Hollywood, these days I'd argue that's a good thing, it's not desperate to play politics, nor is it desperate to blitz the viewer with a myriad of special effects, it's just an interesting story.

It's like a Scandi, sci fi mystery, overall I'd say it works rather well, they effectively create a futuristic world, albeit some unknown Eastern European country.

If you like sci fi and mysteries, then this film is for you, the futuristic gobbledegook is creative enough, some looks good, some doesn't. The locations are clever, and all looks suitably futuristic.

Always interesting to think about life beyond, it's one thing we have no answers for, this tries to offer a glimpse, it's a clever idea.

8/10.

This for me was very solid detective cyberpunk story, one which i really didnt expect from our czech movie production. This movie compares well even to other movies in scifi genre.

Story is really solid with some juicy futuristic ideas, and the effects are good enough to immerse you in this future world.

The acting was professional, if little stiff sometimes, and story rushed too fast in some parts, but there were no major issues, nothing that would really detract you from enjoying the story.

Plus the pumping music in the credits rocks, wait for it.

Overall pretty enjoyable movie, especially if you like cyberpunk settings.

I don't remember how this title came to my attention, but I'm glad I watched it.

The premise is nothing new, but the story is carried by decent performances by the (to me) unknown actors, sprinked with noteworthy acting by some of the supporting characters (Iveta Duskova and Jan Vlasak did an especially fine job).

Special effects looked good enough on my small screen. Some cyberpunk scenes are worth remembering - the mute thug with the 7-segment LED dentures is one of them.

Dialogue is average but again there are some noteworthy moments (the contrast between cellular memory and actual memory, for instance, or how Kurlstat discovered that he had gifted himself the memory of how to play piano after having his head slammed on a keyboard).

None of the characters pushed the plot along by doing stupid things, which is always a nice touch.

(IMDB doesn't allow me to use proper accents in the actors' names. Sorry about that.)

The special effects and world building in this film were superb! I love how all the sci fi elements were a natural part of that society, even though it was so similar to ours. A lot of things were so subtle.

The story beats weren't anything new and some of the scenes dragged on a bit (probably didn't help that they were showing the film really late and everyone's eyes struggled to read the subtitles nearing midnight) but overall I found watching Restore Point a very enjoyable experience.

More of this type of world building please! :) Big studios really have no excuse for their substandard cgi if yours can look this good.