Timestalker

Agnes (Alice Lowe) has lived many lives, in 1680s Scotland, in 1790s England, in 1840s Britain, in 1980s New York, and more. And in every life, she meets the one man (Aneurin Barnard) whom she is destined to be with - but just as they are meeting, something dreadful happens and she dies. Until she meets him again in the next life, that is....

Alice Lowe wrote, directed and stars in this film, which is quite funny and which has lovely supporting characters played by Jacob Anderson, Nick Frost and Tanya Reynolds, who like Agnes all have just one name throughout the film (unlike the love of her life who goes by different names in each incarnation). You might think the premise would get a bit repetitive over time, and it does, but there are enough differences of setting and methods of living and/or dying that those repetitions didn't bother me. If you believe in reincarnation and love as destiny, then this movie is for you; if you don't, you'll understand why the film is titled as it is. Recommended.

I love the concept for this, and I love the actors in it, but sadly it didn't work. Jacob Anderson shone in this, and his character was definitely the most interesting out of the lot, the rest were just there and felt really flat. The trailer made this seem like fun film, but I didn't find humour in it, and I think that is down to how it was edited and lack of music combined with a disjointed story that really weren't that interesting. It needed more depth for it to work, I don't mind the absurdity but it was just really flat and too disjointed. It's just boring, but with nice cinematography and good actors; it's a shame that the script wasn't up to par with that.

I am a fan of Jacob Anderson's music and film work so Timestalker came to my attention since he plays a key role in it. Timestalker was written, directed and stars Alice Lowe and I saw it at my local film festival. This recurring love story could easily be described as a hilarious mixture of the songs Love Stinks by The J. Geils Band and Blasphemous Rumors by Depeche Mode. It was a joy to watch Jacob, Alice and the rest of the cast deftly play their parts and look like they were having the best time ever. The movie has some shockingly gory bits but provides a refreshingly novel comedic take on the broader themes of destiny and self determination. This movie was brilliant and I hope all of you will hunt down ... or stalk even :) ... opportunities to see it.

Based on an interesting and fun premise, the idea of love/infatuation transcending time and multiple lives, this movie is enjoyable and benefits from some good performances. It is let down by its lack of budget and often looks and feels like a film. The decision to set the latter part in New York seems a strange one as the scenery never looks or feels like New York and ends up being a bit jarring.

Alice Lowe gives a strong performance as the lead character trying to understand and navigate the memories of multiple lives and her obsession with a man who never seems to have any idea who she is.

If you enjoyed Lowe's previous movies, Sightseers and Prevenge, you'll enjoy this.

Quirky Brit dark-comedienne Alice Lowe follows her fine writer / director debut "Prevenge" (after previously co-writing "Sightseers") with the ambitious "Timestalker" whose quirkiness disappointingly so out-weighs its dark comedy that it flops, badly. She plays various re-incarnated ladies over several different centuries whose only similarity seems to be that while plagued by Nick Frost their obsessive love for Aeurin Barnard causes their death (as witnessed by Jacob Anderson & Tanya Reynolds). The ultimate point is perhaps known only to Lowe, which may not've mattered if the film was funny... but no it's not - so this is sadly a low for Lowe.