JLRVancouver I admit I didn't 'get it' and still couldn't explain the film even after reading several detailed (and illustrated) synopses on-line. Briefly, two engineers develop a machine that generates a time loop, allowing for very limited time travel. Despite constraints on temporal displacement and the boffins' careful (at first) preparations, time's linearity is disrupted, which in turn disrupts the linearity of the film, and careful attention is required to tease apart the multiple parallel tracks of existence. The film was made on a miniscule budget, the script is terse and spare, and the acting is minimalist; never-the-less, 'Primer' earns its cult reputation. Worth watching for viewers who enjoy puzzles, others may find the film too cryptic to hold their attention. If you want to decipher the story while watching, turning on the subtitles is a good suggestion - subtleties in the script are key and the limited production values means that sometimes hearing exactly what the character is saying is challenging.

lallolu I find it very difficult to follow this film. Normally, I pride myself as someone who is attentive and easily understand films.

poj-79742 Boring, boring, tangled. Move backward. Boring, boring, tangled. Move backward. Boring.....

mauricepfeife I like: -the complex story -the unique atmosphere which I think is created through: -the refreshing acting, cinematography and music which feels very homemade but since the movie is about a homemade experimental time machine it perfectly works I didn't like: -that the movie guides you through until the last 20 minutes of the movie which then feels kinda try-hard-making-sure-the-audience doesn't-understand-what's-going-on -the end credits (just little point, but boy that was ugly) -that I felt there was a potential that this would be personal story, as well as time machine story, but it was just the latter So I think this movie is very good, but if you think about how awesome it could be (with the addition of more emotions and character development) it feels kinda sad (for me) that it is "just" this.