Parallel

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.

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

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.

Low reviews coming mostly from those demanding all sci fi have hundred million dollar budgets and sneering "Where are the big names?"

It's indie, and impressive what they were able to do with some fine acting from unknown actors and almost zero effects. The story is well plotted with some good twists, as interesting as most time travel/parallel world stories.

Will keep the interest of any but those loving Michael Bay blow-them-up type brainlessness.

The overall idea is good, especially for a fan of alternate universes. But keep your expectations low-to-medium. The characters are ok, acting is ok and the story is (at most times) ok. If you are into this style, you ll find this movie enjoyable. 7/10