Parallel

This is an okay sci-fi film. Basic plot is 4 housemate find a mirror which is a portal to other parallel universes. The first half of the movie was better than the second. The acting was okay, I liked the fact that all four main characters were quite different. The direction wasn't great but passable, and as with all horrors they left it open for a sequel. Not bad to pass the time, but I think the plot for the second half could have been better.

Watching this film -- or trying to -- is like being in a slo-mo car accident. The opening sequence is fantastic. It "tells" you that this is the beginning of a great movie, there is so much more to come. But that is a false promise. Even the first 20 minutes seems to be heading in the right direction, a really promising setup. And then, once the arc is established, the writer completely runs out of ideas and suddenly the film experience about a group of friends with petty problems itself becomes just as petty. Textbook example of a story that works backwards -- the beginning is SO much better than the rest of the movie..

This movie could have been a classic. It just ended up being: meh... Frustrating to watch how dumb almost all of the characters were.

This was an impressivly entertaining movie. An interesting premise that was actually done very well. The movie does not rely on cheap looking cgi and mostly everything in the film is practicle. A group of friends. Devin, josh, leena and noel are messing around in the basement of the house they share when leena discovers a hole and a fake wall. It leads to a loft where they find a mirror. Not just any mirror though its one that allows them to go to a parallel universe. Josh and noel use it to create their app in time but after the rest of the friends start using it for their own intent and its not long before things start to go off track. I thought this was acted well and the main cast did very well. And overall its just a pretty great movie.

On the "Was I upset I spent 2hrs watching" scale this is a 7/10. On a scale that includes StarWars, Wizard of OZ, Departed, etc. it wouldn't be that high.

I've seen BAD acting, special FX, etc., this movie could use some refinement here or there but I wouldn't use BAD to describe any aspect of it. I'm not a Genre (multi-verse) expert, don't think I've watched Twilight Zone, but I did enjoy Leo DiCaprio in Inception. This isn't Inception; and there are some areas where the "jumping" can be hard to track. But my Wife and I both agreed: "Not Bad" and a solid 6/10.