The Time Capsule

Compelling performance by this young actress. I totally believed she was lost in this place of being treated like a kid by those who knew her before and not fitting in with the young people she was meeting now. So it made sense to me that she would want to connect with her former boyfriend even though he now "looks old".

Such an interesting concept and I liked how the filmmaker handled the ending. Very unique!!

What drew me to the film was Brianna Hildebrand, having had conflicting opinions on her from her previous works and looking for a bit of a tie-breaker. What compelled me to write a review, though, was seeing the sharp split in the few reviews offered for the film. It looks like the divide is between people that watched it, and people that are trying to sell it, which is always a hoot.

I'm one of the ones that watched it. Regrettably.

The movie trailer tells you nearly everything you need to know about this story. Slapshod science being used solely to create a scenario where a middle-aged, floundering man has an excuse to get romantically involved with a teenaged girl. It genuinely never got deeper than that, and no matter the romantic music put on top of the scenes, it also never got less creepy than that premise suggests.

There was an element of predictability in the way the story unfolded that was tedious and cringey in turns. Scenes went on way too long. The dialogue felt awkward and forced. The audio balancing was amateurish. Watching the film was something I endured out of curiosity, and seeing other reviews describe this film as a 'comedy'... I think we watched different movies. I can't recall a single time I laughed. It's not framed as a comedy at all.

I'd recommend giving this movie a pass. It had nothing memorable to offer, all set to the tune of an incredibly inappropriate, groomer-y 'romance'. Bleh.

Nothing sensational or oscar winning but interesting and will pass an hour or so comfortably. Give it a go. The negative reviews here need to relax a bit! The premise is a classic what if in science fiction but I cannot recall the diea of a person returning to Earth after years in space being unaged as a film plot. The idea poses many issues for the naturally aged family and others the space traveller comes back to see. Steadily paced, relying on the dialogue to create the issues and concerns and to show the testing of relationships. Perhaps, a bigger budget , star status actors and top director would have demanded more but the idea is there and they have put it up to be quietly enjoyed.

The acting, the writing and the directing are very adequate; nothing more than that was necessary to set this film in a middle-of-the-road category. Acceptable, not outstanding.

I find the film slow: with the exception of the hostile TV interview, the scenes which constitute the plot were not intense enough to maintain my interest. (Can't totally blame the writers: the situation in itself is static: "she went away and she returned at the same age. This is all there is, what we do now?") There is too much Hallmark and not enough time travel.

Some viewers find repulsive (creepy) the idea of a couple with 20 years of age gap. Fine to them, but not for me. For the last 18 years I've been married to a woman 30 years my junior. We have two children and we are reasonably happy. Either way, the age factor should not weight on the consideration of the merits of the film, which does not take a position on age-different couples. It is just the situation as it is.

All in all, the movie is just OK, and very little is gained by watching it.

You know how they reuse the same story line over and over again. The super spy who can beat up 15 armed men with nothing but a pool noodle. The RomCom where they accidentally meet, some sparks fly, then a disagreement separates them but in the end they get back together? There are so many storylines that are so played.

This is original. Two teenagers fall in love. Then one goes on a intergalactic voyage. She comes back and everyone has aged 20 years but she hasn't aged a day. Then she finds her old flame, now close to 40, and they rekindle their romance.

Ok, it's pretty stupid. I agree. Bring back the guy with the pool noodle. One star for originality. Six stars for Brianna Hildebrand. She is a talented actress, and I'm looking forward to seeing her work for many years to come.