Thriller With No Rewind Very Good crime thriller with good cast. Interesting plot with science fiction twists. I must have missed this one when it came out and if/when it was on cable ever. Denzel Washington is very watchable, nice seeing Val Kilmer in another role as always is good. Many of the other cast you have seen before and have enjoyed. The plot is simple a bomb is set off on a ferry carrying mostly naval sailors and their families and civilians. Main character is a ATF agent sent to investigate the clues. We travel along the way with him as it unfolds. Which leads us to a high tech surveillance station. At first this station video unit is explained as a combined satellite data image from multiple views, of the last 4 days, all compiled into one. Used to hunt and find clues that may lead them to their bomber. At some point, the main character's instincts is to test if this surveillance is just data images or something else. Apparently, these data images are a small window, looking into the past fabric of time. The surveillance video is a portal.
This was a very interesting crime thriller, science fiction, a little of romance, action, some drama too.
As for the time travel "supposed" inaccuracies. All I can say is NO to them. This movie is true to "thinking fourth dimensionally." Much of the movie unfolds with elements that tell us that there is a looped element to these events. The main argument to other reviewers is that the final loop does not match the evidences, phone calls, and other time elements that are shown us. Mainly the dead woman washing up on shore, the ambulance at the bombers place and the bloody bandages at the dead woman's apartment. This film reveals that there have been 2 loops total, as far as we know. In theory, a time continued event can loop forever on repeat. So there is no plot hole/time hole to the conclusion of this movie. What I have concluded is that the first time loop reveals that ATF Agent Doug must have arrived at the bombers place late - bomber had already loaded the woman in truck, Doug managed to escape the ambulance when it all exploded, the bomber took the woman to kill her later (earring found at bomber's place in real time). Doug drove the Bronco to the woman's apartment because he did not know she was with the bomber. Doug cleans his bullet wounds up without the woman's help (they were running late as it was when she helped him the 2nd time). Doug gets to the ferry late - bomber is already on the bridge with bike - Doug was too late to disarm bomb. HOW DO WE KNOW THIS? When Doug is on the dock, with the stretchers and body bags lined up, a phone rings, Doug thinks its his cell phone, he then notices that a body bag is ringing with the same ring tone. He passes it off. NO, That was HIS BODY BAG. The woman washes on shore because Doug was late on the first loop, or maybe this is the 2nd loop and the end is the 3rd. As far as Clair's answering machine saying that she can't talk now, someone is with her right now. Yes, these time elements can change the course of future time, in an instant. This is also apparent because Doug notices his partner's BMW in the impound when he goes to LEAVE the police office, He did not notice it coming into the office, because the timeline had not changed yet. Remember, 3 days later the letter was sent to the past of 4 days. Doug was sent into the past. This also explains Doug's notes feeling like someone is watching HIM. He is experiencing Deja Vu because his future self is about to enter the past at that moment in time. Also, Clair's thinking that someone is in her apartment - her time. There are apparently elements to this portal that do have effect on the past in present time, which is also theory.
Clearly this is not a bad film, its not even a OK film. Its a thriller! Good enough for most families, even with adult themes and crime scenes. There must be only 1 reason for the negative reviews. Denzel Washington is a fine actor, has made many fine movies, he is here to stay and I can't wait for the next installment from him. He always delivers the cinema.