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Press Play is a delightful story of young love. There are reminiscences of The Lake House, a movie I loved. I enjoyed watching the two leads fall in love. The main plot device is unusual and played out in a very enjoyable way. Danny Glover is perfect in his role. The sound track is great. I really liked every song as they were woven into the plot. Press Play made me very happy. It's a fine "date night" film.

I first saw Clara Rugaard in I am Mother. I thought for her age she turned in a great performance, especially being the only other human in the film except for the fabulous Hilary Swank.

I've not seen her since so when her name was on the credits of this film I decided to give it a go.

The result is that Clara needs a much better director to thrive as an actor. The story is great I love it, but the direction and sound track is appalling. Also I felt that the dialogue for 2 people so much in love was rather weak, and the leading man was a weak actor although that also could be attributed to poor direction.

There was a chance here to make a great film, and allow Dugaard to shine as a great actor, neither happen un fortunately but I gave it a 5 for Dugaard trying hard anyway.

I should make it clear it is still a watchable film and I did enjoy it.

Laura (Clara Rugaard) falls for Harrison (Lewis Pullman) who works at a record store. Store owner Cooper (Danny Glover) has put up all the lost mixed tapes on the wall. Harrison makes his own mixed tape for Laura. After a tragedy, Laura discovers that the mixed tape can time travel and she tries to fix history.

The concept is good, but there isn't enough material for a full length movie. The movie is already short and the middle drags. Once the first time travel fails, all the other failures become repetitive. That's the slow part. This is a Twilight Zone episode for about forty minutes. The story needs another layer. The ending is poetic and that saves the movie.

So at the beginning the story is (almost) pretty normal.

Laura,a talented painter,meet Harrison,who's working at a record store.

They fall in love, he teach her how to surf, she shows him her painting.

Pretty normal,right?

BUT.

Even if the movie is (apparently) set in present day, they star to make a mix tape.

Yep,that thing that we born before internet or mp3 used to do on music cassette.

They don't make a spotify playlist or something like that.

Nope,they record songs on a music cassette.

It's kind of weird but nice,i guess?

Well,that the "plot device" that the movie use.

Because when he tragically dies, she discover that when she listen to that mix tape she can travel trough time.

And she can try to save him.

I will not tell you where the movie goes from there,but you should know that it shows how time travel can mess up your ad others lives.

Overall a pretty good movie, not a masterpiece but a nice story with a lot of heart.

Well you'll understand better once you watch - or read the synopsis I reckon(?) - still no pun intended as always. The question is would you also do what our main character does? We are thrown into the mix and we learn quite quickly what the movie tries and is giving us here - story but also theme wise.

It is based on love - or grounded within it. What we would do for it - what we would change and if there is any impact to our actions (do you believe in destiny). We do get quite a few romantic movies that also have some weird twists - I reckon just to mix things up and make them interesting. And I like that - makes it less predictable - even though they are overall ... predictable. Going back and forth ... this may feel a bit overwhelming and can dry you up ... but it also can be fun to watch ... it's up to you.

As someone who had a fiance' that died 18 years ago and is still dealing with the pain, I wanted to like this movie so bad. Anyone who has lost a loved one would give anything to have to see them again, even for a moment. I guess I should not have had such high hopes for it.

The premise is cool. Although any old head who had cassettes knows about the B side and how that works.

Aside from that. Idk who the lead girl was but she had the emotional range of a leaf. The guy and girl had no chemistry and it was hard to believe they even fell in love. I know it's a 1.5 hour movie and showing that kind of passionate love could be tricky in a short time frame but it can be done. Plus I was highly distracted by the main guys Adam's apple. That thing did better acting than the two leads.

I wanted more for this movie but it just didn't cut it.

Press Play has a fun set up. Yet it is all a tease.

Director Greg Björkman and co-writer James Bachelor could have played loose and fun with the temporal proceedings and made a Millennial Back To The Future. Laura's tampering with past events could have gotten all dark like The Butterfly Effect. Alas, none of that happens. Instead Laura cries about her lost love following every time jaunt and listens to terribly-forgettable pop-music.

The dialogue, and the situations themselves, become annoyingly repetitive, disconnecting all intrigue and struggle from her quest. Even Danny Glover, whose talents are wasted as the story's wise counselor, has his fortune cookie idioms promptly ignored.

What started out as a clever time travel movie quickly devolves into a mopey first love movie with a mopey soundtrack.

Press Play is a new romantic science fiction film directed and partly written by Greg Björkman. This is only the first film he has directed and written for him.

The film is about Laura (Clara Rugaard), who starts a relationship with Harrison (Lewis Pullman) after they are matched up by their stepsister and best friend. When Harrison dies in a car accident, Laura finds herself in a dark period where she doesn't know how to move on with her life.

Four years after Harrison's death, Laura discovers she can go back in time with the mixtape they made together. She then travels back to the moment where they first heard the songs from the mixtape together. So she tries to inform Harrison and save with the information from the future. This is what she must do before she has played through all the songs on the mixtape and gone through her chances of saving him.

Greg Björkman and his co-writer James Bachelor are both on the novice in the movie world and seem to be inspired by the Back to the Future movies for their first film project. So they put this film in a lesser, but still somewhat similar way. Furthermore, this film also resembles the video game Life is Strange. Because of these comparisons, the movie can quickly come across as predictable to those familiar with these movies or video game.

In addition to the ideas and storylines that the writers have adopted, their own story is a bit on the messy side and lacks, for example, clear explanations about how certain things are possible in the film. The film is also somewhat repetitive due to all the time travel scenes. This can make the film a bit more tedious for older viewers.

Thanks to the rushed pace in the beginning of the film, the relationship between the two main characters also comes across as a bit too rushed and as a viewer you miss real chemistry between the two.

Clara Rugaard, like the writers and director, is also at the beginning of her acting career and because Lewis Pullman is quickly outplayed in the film, she has to keep the film running largely on her own. Unfortunately, she does not always succeed in this very well and sometimes comes forward with a bit of hesitation or stiffness. Fortunately, she sometimes gets help from Danny Glover who delivers the best acting in the film. With a bigger role, he could have helped Laura and the story more to move forward.

A slow, indie version of About Time / In Time, and with a stupid and pointless ending. If you haven't, watch those two movies instead.

If watching with a girlfriend, guys you will be bored very quickly, so start grabbing parts of your gf that stick out, and start making out. To sit thru this on a couch would be too much to ask for.

Forget the negative reviews and make your own mind. It's a beautiful movie that will touch your heart. Take my word on it. The performances are solid, the images are so beautiful and the story is so, so touching and inspiring.

Toothclenching lovestory, stealing ideas from ''always'', ''ghost'' and the latest newcomer on the mixtapefront , namely ''mixtape'', even though it happens in the hawaiian surf, at a cool vl record shop, and use danny glover as a filantropic flypaper...it is not the same...also a musical score chosen to sound the love on the infamous mixtape may just interest 5 % of the audience and sounds no kind a reckognition in a grumpy old mans quite music filled memory.

The plot says that the mixtape can reviwe the past, so if you have lost a loved one through the years, it might bite on you, i was just not bitten by this ''no no no'' search and research cryoutloud lovesteemer, i give just a 5 for the thought not so much for the performance.

Press play to watch movie. What first 15 minutes and turn it off. Don't Press Play again. Interesting for a bit but then something awful happens. Someone dies, but then he's alive again. It's really awful.

Normality! The first twenty seconds of pleasure in a relationship, stereotypes and other nonsense that makes you feel to vomit.

I had the same feeling like watching someone killing a dog to rip open its stomach, eating the intestines.

Normality means the habits of the majority - flags, national anthems, borders, overjoyed to be born somewhere, proud of the team you support, of the street, the neighborhood and the city where you live, super excited about the lack of the education held.

This is what I felt seeing the frequently bad taste ritual of normal people.

I wrote the review because I was away too disgusted. Usually I ignore bad movies, but the beginning of this one was beyond measure.

This movie wasn't made just to be made. I believe many people needed to see this film, hence the reason it was created. Maybe for them to appreciate and validate the connection they have currently or have experienced in the past. Maybe this film will finally get someone to realize that the relationship that they're in isn't what's best for them, or just maybe this film was created to get you to believe that love is real and to understand the transformative power that it brings. I absolutely adored this film. The obsession with trying to fix the main problem by somehow trying to cheat him out of death, doesn't work no matter how hard she tries. The minute when she accepts and surrenders the answer comes. Press Play will teach you to value the now and to live in the present moment. It will teach you that we are all literally a decision away from a different life. Can we change fate? Maybe. Can we change our destiny? Maybe. Most importantly, what is meant to be, will always be. This movie shows us to stop, stand still, surrender, and get out of our way. I do believe that souls are constantly striving to find each other. Just the way that these characters were. They believed in love and loved each other in a way that was admirable and pure. My hope for everyone who is reading this review and has the opportunity to watch this movie, go in with an open mind, open heart, and no distractions. Let whatever message that is intended to come to you, do just that. Most importantly, don't stop believing on the love that is meant to find you and be yours. You may not get the opportunity to go back in time they way that she did, however, you'll be wiser for recognizing love and choosing not to let it go.

I Loved this movie, it was touching and sweet, had a bit of sci-fi magic in it and I love stuff like that, super romantic, and yes, to gain you got to lose. The main character did a good job IMO, I liked that they didnt have to go into great details about a lot of things, yes, some plot holes, but a good vibe and good ending. Moral of the story, enjoy the love and life you have, might not get a second chance.

I dont know what else to say, but it is making me write more, lol, so i guess I will think of some more things to say

fyi: very PG-13. Nothing graphic or terrible in this

Her Asian friend is good in this also

Danny Glover is good.

I mean there are humongous amounts of plot holes on the travel through time element but.. BUT.. it is still a (kind of) original romantic comedy, with really relative characters and very good acting without any political message that all's s out love through the perspective of 15 and 20 year olds.

Storyline is heavily inspired by the butterfly effect.

Vfx have been used on minimum and very cleverly so there is no distraction from the story

you can relate to the characters and you do actually see their relation growing. The film actually took it's time to make establish their relationship and thus made the second part even harder. The finale was both expected and foreshadowed through the film.

As jeremy would say (i hope) good time no alcohol required. Now i am going to copy and paste all these since amazon believes a review needs to be 600 words minimum and i don't have anything more to say apart of, if you like a classic love story with a hit of time travel you not going to be disappointed..

2) I mean there are humongous amounts of plot holes on the travel through time element but.. BUT.. it is still a (kind of) original romantic comedy, with really relative characters and very good acting without any political message that all's s out love through the perspective of 15 and 20 year olds.

Storyline is heavily inspired by the butterfly effect.

Vfx have been used on minimum and very cleverly so there is no distraction from the story

you can relate to the characters and you do actually see their relation growing. The film actually took it's time to make establish their relationship and thus made the second part even harder. The finale was both expected and foreshadowed through the film.

As jeremy would say (i hope) good time no alcohol required. Now i am going to copy and paste all these since a review needs to be 600 words and i don't have anything more to say apart of, if you like a classic love story with a hit of time travel you not going to be disappointed..

3) I mean there are humongous amounts of plot holes on the travel through time element but.. BUT.. it is still a (kind of) original romantic comedy, with really relative characters and very good acting without any political message that all's s out love through the perspective of 15 and 20 year olds.

Storyline is heavily inspired by the butterfly effect.

Vfx have been used on minimum and very cleverly so there is no distraction from the story

you can relate to the characters and you do actually see their relation growing. The film actually took it's time to make establish their relationship and thus made the second part even harder. The finale was both expected and foreshadowed through the film.

As jeremy would say (i hope) good time no alcohol required. Now i am going to copy and paste all these since a review needs to be 600 words and i don't have anything more to say apart of, if you like a classic love story with a hit of time travel you not going to be disappointed..

4) I mean there are humongous amounts of plot holes on the travel through time element but.. BUT.. it is still a (kind of) original romantic comedy, with really relative characters and very good acting without any political message that all's s out love through the perspective of 15 and 20 year olds.

Storyline is heavily inspired by the butterfly effect.

Vfx have been used on minimum and very cleverly so there is no distraction from the story

you can relate to the characters and you do actually see their relation growing. The film actually took it's time to make establish their relationship and thus made the second part even harder. The finale was both expected and foreshadowed through the film.

As jeremy would say (i hope) good time no alcohol required. Now i am going to copy and paste all these since a review needs to be 600 words and i don't have anything more to say apart of, if you like a classic love story with a hit of time travel you not going to be disappointed..

5) I mean there are humongous amounts of plot holes on the travel through time element but.. BUT.. it is still a (kind of) original romantic comedy, with really relative characters and very good acting without any political message that all's s out love through the perspective of 15 and 20 year olds.

Storyline is heavily inspired by the butterfly effect.

Vfx have been used on minimum and very cleverly so there is no distraction from the story

you can relate to the characters and you do actually see their relation growing. The film actually took it's time to make establish their relationship and thus made the second part even harder. The finale was both expected and foreshadowed through the film.

As jeremy would say (i hope) good time no alcohol required. Now i am going to copy and paste all these since a review needs to be 600 words and i don't have anything more to say apart of, if you like a classic love story with a hit of time travel you not going to be disappointed..

HOW HAS THIS MOVIE NOT GOTTEN MORE RECOGNITION???

Surprisingly, I watched this movie while throwing up on a cruise ship. But let me tell you, this movie made me forget about all the pain in my stomach. The only pain in my stomach after this movie with the ache for wanting to be in love.

I know that sounds cheesy, but for me to want this feeling of love, is extremely rare for me. And only a select few movies can give me this feeling. This one gave me this feeling within the first 30 minutes.

I'm going to give zero spoilers away because this movie was such an experience and one that I will not be forgetting for the longest time. Go into this movie with zero expectations like I did and you'll be pleasantly surprised. It is different from any romance movie I've ever seen in my life. And everyone that I've shown this movie to recently has been obsessed with it.

If you want your love and adoration for Lewis Pullman to get even higher and bigger, then watch this movie, because holy crap is I in love with him.

Press Play might initially look like a typical chick flick, but trust me, it's got something for everyone. While the film certainly has its heartwarming, emotional moments, it also delivers a unique twist on romance with a sci-fi edge that keeps you hooked. It's not just about love and relationships, but also about the choices we make and how far we would go to change things.

As a guy who isn't usually drawn to romantic dramas, I found myself pleasantly surprised by how engaging it was. The concept is fresh, and it's easy to get invested in the characters. The soundtrack plays a major role in the story, and if you're into music, you'll appreciate how it's woven into the plot.

There's a lot of depth here, and although it hits on romance, the themes of loss, regret, and redemption make it relatable beyond just the love story. Plus, the pacing keeps things moving without getting bogged down in clichés.

So, if you're thinking this is just another movie to sit through with your partner, you might actually find yourself enjoying it way more than expected. It's got heart, a bit of action, and a great mix of drama and light sci-fi, making Press Play a solid watch for both guys and girls.

If your an 18 year old privileged person thats never had any challenges in your life then you wont get much from this movie. If on the other hand understand unbearable grief of loosing someone that you loved with all your heart and soul and had them taken away from you way way way before their time then you will understand this movie. Anyone saying there are plot holes aren't watching it from an evolved and philosophical stand point, the idea of time travel absolutely fascinates me and the idea that every single living being on this planet will perish. Unless you can do a better job yourself dont sit there complaining that their is bad directing, etc etc its really petty.

As someone thats studied film and understands what it takes to get a movie made i dont mind silly little plot holes, its not reality stop trying to make it so, its a story about people being in love which i hope is universal and this was a really nice movie for a few hours of my life.

It reminds me to be kind to everyone around me as we never know how long we have.