Aporia (2023)

• Year: 2023
• Released: 12 Sep 2023
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 1 nomination
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8511466/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aporia
• Metacritics:
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: N/A
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
• Runtime: 104 min
• Writer: Jared Moshe
• Director: Jared Moshe
• Cast: Judy Greer, Edi Gathegi, Payman Maadi
• Keywords: time travel,

5.3/10

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Great concept, weak execution.

The idea and twist on the conventional time travel genre was what interested me and ultimately kept me watching, but sadly, this film missed on a huge opportunity to capitalize on the concept. What follows is a meek, dull, repetitive – albeit though provoking story, that I felt was too aloof, riddled with plot holes, that asks too many unanswered questions.

The narrative kept spinning itself in circles but lacked finding more engaging material aside from the expected results. Plus I only found Greer’s performance being the most nuanced, and not sure how or why Maadi was cast, as he was unconvincing, and I was constantly annoyed between trying to decipher his accent and seeing his backwards bowl short hairline-cut.

Additionally, the so called time machine wasn’t convincing, and felt like an Inspector Gadget cartoon concoction put together from spare parts from a wrecking yard. So I’m not sure what film the critics saw that rated this so high, but I wasn’t buying what the filmmaker was selling, and I surely didn’t enjoy spending a slowly paced underwhelming 104 minutes to get such a lazy ending.

The ending was a massive gyp.

Decent sci-fi concept dealing with time not travel but rearrangement. A wife loses a her husband from a dui accident and his best friend who has built a time rearrangement machine uses the machine to bring him back but in the process (as the story goes in all time tampering films) changes the outcomes of the future for surrounding characters. And kinda as a predictable flow, they realize the harmful effects of time altering and try to correct their dilemma but go deeper into a time altering conundrum. But for me, how the film ended was a massive gyp. The three main character’s chemistry was mature, watchable and made sense for a story of such, also the daughters of both effective families had decent friendship chemistry on screen but I certainly didn’t get the closure I was looking for. A definite solid watch.

I love twists, and this movie forces you to think deeply about choices and consequences.

IN A NUTSHELL: Since losing her husband, Sophie has struggled to manage grief, a full-time job, and parenting her devastated daughter, but when a former physicist reveals a secret time-bending machine, Sophie will be faced with an impossible choice for a chance at happiness again.

The film was directed and written by Jared Moshe. Well done, Jared! Already, the film has been nominated for “Best Film” at the Fantasia Film Festival.

It’s helpful to know that the word “aporia” means an irresolvable, internal contradiction or logical disjunction in an argument or theory (Oxford Dictionary). It’s the perfect title for this film.

THINGS I LIKED: I’ve been a fan of Judy Greer for decades. She always gets roles as the best friend or some supporting character, so I’m happy to see her as the lead in this movie. She absolutely crushes it.

All of the cast members did a great job and include Edi Gathegi, Peyman Moaadi, and Faithe Herman.

Like a lot of films these days, this one tackles the human perspective of the multiverse. I love time travel movies and loops.

I love twists, and this movie forces you to think deeply about choices and consequences.

Most movies lately tell audiences to just do whatever makes YOU happy, with no regard for responsibility or consequences. I really like that this film explores those ideas deeper.

The color palette looked muted, which I thought was a great choice because the story takes a look at reality and alternate realities. The choices weren’t always clear either.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE: The mechanical contraption that the former physicists built looks ridiculous.

The film completely glosses over the daughter’s reaction to how her father is now alive. How is it determined who will have memories and who will not? There are some plot holes like that, so try not to overthink the story too much.

The film moves quite slowly.

I didn’t feel a lot of chemistry between the leading couple.

There was a rumor that this film is related to the Cloverfield franchise, but it’s not.

TIPS FOR PARENTS: Young kids will be very bored.

Profanity and F-bombs Talk of a drunk driver who killed a man Some alcohol and cigarettes People talk about killing other people.

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