InaneSwine
As seems to be typical with Dennis Iliadis' work, the cinematography is spot on, and a dismal set-up turns unexpectedly engaging and nerve-racking. Unfortunately, it relies far too heavily on clichés, the dialogue is awful and the plot becomes so twisted and ridiculous that the artifice shines through. And yet in spite of everything, it really grabs your attention and doesn't let go. Alongside "The Last House on the Left", Iliadis proves that he is a very talented filmmaker, if only he could keep a firm hold on the plot.
Saiph90
OK, synopsis, meteorite {not meteor} hits the ground in an American town where a house party is about to take place. A bloke arrives back to see his girlfriend take place in a fencing competition and for some odd reason then sticks his tongue down the throat of the girl who just beat his girlfriend, she is obviously hacked off, forward to party. The meteorite has caused a time shift where the party goers have doubles who are 15 minutes behind, at each light flicker the doubles catch up. I have given it two stars for the idea, this is a film which is a cluster... it is not scifi, not horror, maybe a frat house movie but just has goes nowhere, at times we are hinted at a back story which might have saved the movie but this is never developed. Having Natalie Hall get her kit off does not even save this movie.
begob
Meteor strike warps time as rich kids kick off a big party.Entertaining. The first half is like Buffy with Boobs - something for the guys & gals, a little shy lesbunism, the world turned upside down - although nothing too dangerous, things will work out in the end. But the menace does get dialled up in the final act, as the kids confront their dopplegangers. Violence turned out a bit gentle, but the irony was good if not all that funny. At least we didn't have the "pen & paper" scene to explain the scifi. The central characters seemed too cosy - like an afternoon with Joss Wheedon's extended family - I dunno, something wasn't right.Overall pace and humour uneven. Maybe the real problem was the music: they pumped it out for the party scenes, and went all strings for the romantic interludes. Too much.
suite92
Setting: upper end high school, privileged teenagers, little supervision, too many resources available, huge expensive party for these wastrels.A meteor comes from space and lands somewhere nearby. It gets into the electrical system.After some analysis, it starts duplicating people. At first no one notices. Then there are some odd situations where a person sees another person and their duplicate. For a horrid interval, there were a dozen or so simultaneous fights to the death. There are injuries and fatalities.Then there is re-integration when both copies still exist. A few feel great to be alive; many are still reeling from the horror with blood on their hands.------Scores------Cinematography: 8/10 Mostly OK, except for some of the low light scenes.Sound: 4/10 Unbelievably poor.Acting: 5/10 Not very convincing, except from the actors who looked like they were 25 to 30 years old.Screenplay: 7/10 Fairly good what-if movie.