It starts well: a plane crashes under mysterious circumstances. We learn that time travel or aliens might be involved. A professor who seems to have access to secret information or has a wild theory appears. The protagonist meets with a mysterious woman who suddenly disappears. Great setup! And then it goes downhill. The mystery is gone, we stop caring for the protagonists, the professor is left out of the plot and turns out not to play a meaningful role at all, and the romance doesn't go anywhere.
This film would have been much better off if it had left out all the scenes that take place in the future, focused on one plane crash only, made the professor a vital part of the plot, and made the audience care about the entire thing. The audience has to like the characters and care about their fate. But the film completely undermines the consequences of their actions by introducing the ridiculous plot line taking place in the future. The film would have been able to convey a sense of urgency had the female protagonist remained the only source of exposition.
Finally, the plot is unnecessarily convoluted and unpersuasive. This is really bad screen writing.
I give this film two stars: one for the idea, and one for the first ten minutes of the film that work.
This film would have been much better off if it had left out all the scenes that take place in the future, focused on one plane crash only, made the professor a vital part of the plot, and made the audience care about the entire thing. The audience has to like the characters and care about their fate. But the film completely undermines the consequences of their actions by introducing the ridiculous plot line taking place in the future. The film would have been able to convey a sense of urgency had the female protagonist remained the only source of exposition.
Finally, the plot is unnecessarily convoluted and unpersuasive. This is really bad screen writing.
I give this film two stars: one for the idea, and one for the first ten minutes of the film that work.