Don't watch this if you like to be spoon fed and love predictable formula movies with middle of the road plots and no intellectual challenge.
Do watch this if none of the above appeals and you are bored with the constant diet of mundane plot and ever more fantastical, loud and spectacular special effects to wow the audience and make up for the lack of anything else of real substance.
Don't get me wrong, I did find this movie challenging and expect that most people will.
There is a common formula that starts a movie with a key event then traces the path of the characters leading to that event. This film starts with 2 key events, one a news report and the other a road incident, then goes on to demonstrate that the key events in the road incident never actually happened at all and that it was only one of a number of possibilities. The actual key event in the road incident that occurred to the characters is in reverse to that remembered by the central character, who then spends the rest of the movie trying to undo that event. This ultimately results in the key media report shown in the beginning. In even attempting to write this review, I realise I can in no way do this film justice, such are the complexities in the ideas behind it. The real plot of the movie does not get disclosed until the middle section and I can empathise with those who could not wait for it and conclude that it is some kind of acid trip; but a little patience and an open mind will give you a lot back. Sort of movie that needs to be watched a couple of times to get a good handle on the key ideas and expect it may become a cult classic with those who can come to grips with it.
Review of 7 Splinters in Time
