Extraordinary! Can't believe it was filmed on an iPhone!
Saw this at a film festival not knowing what to expect - there are lots of movies shot on iPhones these days but this blew me away. There's no way you'd know it was shot on a phone for a start - yes, it's clearly low-budget, but when I heard they'd shot it during a lockdown with the crew all working remotely I realised that this was next level stuff.Yes, there are things that maybe lacking if you're after a flashy sci-fi with lots of special effects - this is more of a mind-bending adventure that takes a bit of concentration.
But if you like movies like Another Earth or Coherence then you'll enjoy this.
Having Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill as cameos is a fun touch and provide needed story elements and their few scenes add some gravitas, but this is very much Tori Butler-Hart's film who gives a star performance with almost no dialogue.
There are things that maybe could have been better or more polished, but when you think what was achieved in the circumstances it'd be churlish to mention anything so petty.
score 9/10
stephaniecoutts-36982 10 March 2021
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw6681467/35191
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