Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox

Apparently going back in time and killing your younger self _doesn't_ wipe you out of existence but breaks something fundamental about the nature of reality. I learned this while attending a screening at deadCenter Film Festival 24. Once freed from the constraints of The Paradox, Tim proceeds to use the time machine as more of a Tim Travers factory, producing many Tim Travers who each attempt to forge their own path with their own new experiences. This is confusing and disrupting to everyone else and indeed to reality itself which proceeds to become more and more chaotic. It was a crazy ride which I quite enjoyed.

Tim Travers was not what I expected when I saw it, and it was refreshing. It did not offer too much fluff. It jumped right in and went for it from the start. It had a wicked sense of humor from the start, and got more and more crazy (in a good way) as the movie went along. I was laughing along the whole way. Besides the humor, it did offer some interesting time theory ideas, which the nerd in me enjoyed as well. The actors were all good in their roles, some even playing characters that they normally don't play, which was a fun surprise. But one has to give a shout out to Samuel Dunning. He did quite well acting, no matter what the story called for. Overall, I think the movie was a fun watch. My main judgements of a movie is if I left the theater in a good mood with money well spent and whether I would see the movie again. And the answer was yes to both.

This fast-paced thrill ride is as funny as it is mind-bending; who knew living out the time traveler's paradox could be so much fun? Don't blink or you'll miss great moments and belly laughs. And yet, it's not a light-hearted treatment. The issues explored are as deep as self-hatred (and love), along with a big bang of science and science fiction. Excellent performances by the entire cast highlight the film's warmth and humanity amid a truly bizarre set of circumstances. Neither pure sci-fi, nor comedy, nor gore, but an artful blending of genres and themes that will challenge you to stay buckled up until the end.

Just the right amount of goofy banter, delving into both hard science fiction concepts, and philosophizing of creation myths, and delivering ridiculous and witty interactions between characters. Lead Sam Dunning does a great job commanding the screen with a truly shocking variety of concepts to showcase, Felicia Day was hilarious and ate up every scene she was in, and writer/director/actor Stimson Snead had me cackling at every turn. The additional cast was also full of top notch talent- super fun to see the likes of Joel McHale, Keith David, and Danny Trejo joining the cast. Was able to attend the premiere at the Cinequest Uplift Film Festival and clearly the whole cast and crew had a blast making the film. Truly, could not tell where each next step in the film would come from, and was constantly surprised at the left turns it took every chance it got.

Great fun to be had here. It really is a jam packed sci-fi comedy that keeps the jokes and twists coming. It goes to some places that had me laughing HARD as I saw it at FilmQuest last fall. And I wasn't the only one. Grab a beer, sit back and go on a wild time travel ride.

Apparently I have to write another 300 characters! They want the review longer than the movie. Well, the point is if you enjoy clever, creative, indie filmmaking that doesn't take itself too seriously but has a good time in the execution, enjoy Tim Travers and the Time Travelers paradox. (Say that 10 times fast!). Enjoy!!!!!!!!