Man with No Past

Imagine a move that's a real certifiable steaming pile. Go it?. . .

Ok, now, imagine another movie that's also a real steaming pile. Go it?. . . . .

Okay. Now, imagine these two steaming piles get together and have a baby.

That's Man With No Past.

The reason I put "No Spoiler" as the title is because you can't 'spoil' this movie no matter how hard you try. It arrived already spoilt, you see.

It is so bad, anything you do to it would be an improvement. If you got all copies of it and burned them, that would be a huge improvement!

If you don't believe me, then see it yourself and find out.

You will not be surprised!!!

This movie has an interesting concept. However, it takes forever to get there and could have been a lot sharper and snappier. (and shorter, but I always say that)... One could hope that eventually Ryder gets his happy ending but sadly it seems he's doomed to continue with the never ending saga of attempting to rescue the girl and her Mother. At least he finally gets to know love in this one. Perhaps the next step will be to grow on that - I suspect that will depend on Mr Chaos himself.

The good guy gives off Terence Hill vibes with his American accent slipping. Younger viewers will have to look that up I suppose. Lol.

It has an intriguing storyline about reincarnation and time loops and the fights/action sequences were short but good.

It's not a blockbuster but not a terrible watch either, and I don't get what everybody else was so confused about. The movie flowed well and the flashbacks were very straightforward to me with no explanations were needed.

The biggest fault I could say is that all the characters except the 3 mains (Voigt, Woodward, and Csokas who steals the show) don't really have much to add overall, with the detective being the most unimportant and cut-able.

I'd be down for a sequel if one ever materializes, but I doubt it will.

The movie is an action movie but the storyline is quite a bit convoluted, dealing with the idea of repetition of lives and cosmic forces.

The quality of the movie overall is decent, nothing is amazing but nothing is bad either. Few of the actors are quite good, obviously Jon Voight and also Marton Csokas who needs to get more villain roles, he is great in them.

Action scenes are not bad but seem like the type of scenes that I've seen before elsewhere, with the camera near the action moving about and with the action changing from normal speed to slow motion to normal speed. It looks more of a comic book movie type action. It is done competently.

The violence isn't too graphic and there is a modest sex scene where nothing much is revealed.

"Man with No Past" introduces an intriguing concept but fails to capitalize on its potential. The time travel elements are poorly explained, and the plot lacks cohesion, leaving audiences waiting for answers that never arrive. The characters are largely one-dimensional, with Jon Voight miscast as a clueless businessman. Charlotte Vega and Marton Csokas bring some appeal, but their talents are underused. Cheap visuals, dark sets, and uninspired production design add to the movie's shortcomings. Emotional moments fall flat due to unclear connections between characters and events. With forgettable dialogue and no standout scenes, this film is unremarkable and unlikely to be revisited. A disappointing effort overall.