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By the time you hit episode 5 you would be forgiven for thinking the entire series was intended as a terrible joke. The plot is one of the most extreme exercises in paranoia I have ever scene and unless you're a true conspiracy nut it will either leave you laughing or wondering why you bothered turning on the TV.

Having said that, it does have some decent acting, well Built tension and even when you suspect the plot is going nowhere good there's enough emotional investment in the characters to motivate you to find out what happens.

It's worth a watch just don't expect anything clever.

Initially presented as a documentary filmed in the near present day in a world where time travel had been successfully attempted, 'The History of Time Travel' takes an intelligent look on whether to possible to truly observe and assess such a situation.

It's difficult to say much more without giving spoilers. If you are interested in the aspect of time travel films that deal with its potential problems but have grown bored of the standard paradoxes that have been done to death, this film goes a little further with extreme care in its writing and attention to detail.

If you're looking for an action based film, don't bother with this but if you want a film that will make you think and still leave you smiling, this is a rare gem.

In short: if you can overlook terrible acting by the lead actor, this is a good story with some depth and some excellent scripting.

This story is set in the near future after a cataclysmic war. A medium ranking official, Noah Kross (Nick Cage), works as an assessor of how productive people are. Those who aren't deemed productive enough are evicted from their homes and relocated to a place called New Eden for a chance for a fresh start. Noah has doubts about the process when he meets a young mother and her son.

The story has some depth and some patches of really good scripting. The writer has captured a very believable dynamic between the boy, his mother and a sudden new male role model.

Jakob Davies as the young boy delivers a very convincing performance as an initially sheltered kid suddenly exposed to immediate danger and responsibility.

Sadly the entire film is let down by the majority of the adult cast. It's not surprising to see Nicholas Cage deliver a wooden performance but here he is properly laughable.

So try to ignore Cage's atrocious delivery plus some bad moments from his co 'star' Hugh Dillon and you'll probably enjoy this.