Inadvands Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

trondajo-8-861829 OK, if they all know it's the next day, because they talk about the storm from last night, then why the hell do they go and do all the same stuff they did yesterday? And put on the same clothes? I would go "Hey! I'm not wearing THAT sweater again! That sweater smells like sad emo tears from last night!" Don't they get to choose? Why go visit your father in jail if you did that yesterday? Even after he told you to never come back? Are they bound to do the same activities? No! Seems like they can say and do what they want. I know time travel/loop movies are impossible to make real, but when they KNOW it's the THIRD day they say and do the same stuff. Come on! ERMAHGERD! (I'm only 16 min into the movie. Just had to point that out.)

MikesFilmTalk What would you do if you had a chance to relive just one day over and over? Try to change your destiny? Change the world? Change your life? In a 24 hour rewind you wouldn't think that there would be a huge opportunity to change very much. Three "twenty-somethings" find out just how life changing a repeated second chance is in this brilliant little film from Canada.Written by Arne Olsen (Relic Hunter, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie) and directed by Carl Bessai (Severed, Normal) Repeaters is the story of three inmates of a drug rehabilitation centre in Mission City. Kyle Halstead (Dustin Milligan), Sonia Logan (Amanda Crew) and Michael Weeks (Richard De Clerk) all hang out together and one event filled day they become caught in a time warp that results in them re-living that day repeatedly.The combination of great story-line and great performances by the lead actors made this spontaneous purchase of an 8 pound DVD turn into a real gem of a film.The publicity/marketing for the film states that the film is like Taken meets Groundhog Day. Now that sounds good, but in my humble opinion the film is more like Groundhog Day meets Flatliners.My only real problem with the film was the lead actors resemblance's to other actors and (in one case) to one of my first cousins. The most obvious one was Amanda Crew who looked so much like Jennifer Love Hewitt that I kept wondering how she'd managed to look so young. Obviously the film makers saw this resemblance as they never lost an opportunity to put a knit hat on her head that enhanced the likeness.Still, resemblances aside, the actors did a magnificent job in the film. The three of them interacted with each other and other characters in the film, brilliantly.The best thing about the film, was their evolving feelings about the repetitious day. Denial, acceptance, enjoyment, disillusionment. and realisation. Unfortunately, the two male characters had more of a story arch than the female lead, but despite the slight annoyance of this fact the film still delivered a pretty impressive punch.There is not a whole lot of information available on this 2010 Canadian independent film, but they do still have a website: Repeaters.If you get a chance, check this film out. This is the third Canadian film to completely blow me away and it's left me with a growing admiration for my "first cousins" and their creative ability.A real 5 star film about a supernatural event that will blow you away.

MrGKB ...director/cinematographer Carl "Emile" Bessai's "Repeaters" is likely Arne "Red Scorpion" Olsen's best screenplay, which may or may not be saying much, given that the story is basically a riff on the Harold Ramis classic, "Groundhog Day." This incarnation (unsubtle allusion intended) follows three young addicts in rehab as they find themselves reliving one day over and over again no matter what they do. Check the trivia section of "Groundhog Day" for the source inspiration(s) of this premise. "Repeaters" pursues the dark side of such a situation; the three time-trapped protagonists revel in the baser pleasures of such freedom, and inevitably one of them goes too far. Once that happens, the rest of the story centers on the efforts of one of the others to put a halt to things. I won't spoil things any further in that regard.Most notable are the three leads, two of them reunited from the cast of "Final Destination 3:" Dustin "Slither" Milligan, Amanda "The Haunting in Connecticutt" Crew, and Richard "Cole" de Klerk; all turn in effectively nuanced performances, and I would expect that all three will have decent careers. The support is fine as well; don't miss Emily "Ginger Snaps" Perkins' cameo appearance; I wonder if that bit of casting was an in-joke. Bessai's camera-work is effective (as is his direction), Jeff "The Boondock Saints" Danna's score suits well, and even the pop soundtrack isn't too obnoxious. Interested viewers could do a lot worse, let me assure you. At least this is one Canadian indie I can't fault my local library for acquiring.

kosmasp While the title does have more than one meaning, there is not that much depth in the characters. Of course you do know what the characters have to do to get out of their "rhythm". The question being, if they all really want to do that. Apart from the very straightforward story, some questions about morality (though not well played), the actors might be the weakest point here. Especially our main guy cannot convey any feeling as hard as he may be trying. But he's young so maybe he'll come around one day.Amanda Crew tries, but doesn't have that interesting of a character either. Plus her "pivotal" scene does not convince entirely. Not to mention that she is too often passive than she should have been. Finally the third character might be the most interesting, but even he fails to bring the movie around on his own. Interesting, but nothing special (the twist at the end not really helping either)