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Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller

Starring:                     Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince of Persia) (swoon time for some)

Michelle Monaghan (Due Date)

Vera Farmiger (Up In the Air)

No matter how much we like ‘em, I'll say this: ANOTHER self-discovery-by-sim/avatar  movie . . . ?

Not bad, not bad, all things considered – all things as exemplified by uh, wearing 12-foot-long bodysuits replete with long ponytails and pointy ears (we are spared), and building castles in the air (for the Fantasist) or building skyscrapers upon skyscrapers in dreams (for the Realist).  Nope, not this time. And please don’t make me choose.

Certainly no getting-lost-in-the-dark-and-struggling-to-grope-our-way-out in this one, as is the trend with supposedly good movies these days – I don’t know where they get that idea from (I didn’t mention that this is One Good Movie, did I?). Certainly no subconscious-craning-of-the-neck-to-catch-every-word-hopefully-to-‘ah-i-get-it’-but-failing, and then finally going with plan B: ‘what the heck, I'll see it again’.

Let's just say there are more important issues to consider. Like?
Like . . . If you had 8 minutes -and only 8 – to correct a mistake you’d made in the past, what would that be? Food For Thought!

Pondering what I'm pondering? Well, you can stop stroking that beard and summing up all your iniquities . . . There's a 2nd chance . . . and a 3rd and a 4th and a 5th and a . . . you catch my drift. Although they do say, infamously, that doing the same thing once is alright, but doing the same thing over and over and over again . . . and well, you’re not far from The House of Blue Coveralls – I believe they call it an ‘Insaniquarium’ these days.

Lucky for all concerned, Colter Stevens doesn't listen, especially to good advice, so I'll rephrase: do the same thing over and over again...and you catch a bomber/terrorist.
But, don't be so quick to dismiss this one. There is that element of ‘twist up a twist’ which I did find particularly attractive . . .

You've probably figured the end from the beginning like I did– well, here's where your prowess may fail you. Just when you start thinking you know where this is going and stifle a false yawn (because you are enjoying the movie, nonetheless), you’re marvellously jerked back into a wait-hold-on-this-isn’t-going-according-to-expectation position. Same way I wasn’t expecting the ugly guttural sound emanating from the 250lbs-er sitting right next to me . . . Who on earth snores in the middle of a really good movie? Who? Talk about 'jerks', eh?

As I was saying, this one won't have you itching on the edge of your seat whole time. It will just ensure your attention span does not dissipate for longer than 8 minutes at a stretch – ok, maybe 3 1/2. Not unless you’re a 250lbs-er - (fine, I’ll let it slide).

So, there you have it. If it was all so easy to go back in time and correct all mistakes made, I certainly wouldn't be sitting where I was sitting. Where, I shouldn't have been sitting to begin with, except some smart-ass hunks took a wrong turn and ended up in the wrong movie hall, and consequently, in my seat. If I hadn't asked for my seat back, they might have lost 15 minutes of their movie time (don’t call me Heroine just yet). Then again, if I hadn't asked for my seat back.... (Somebody get me a fat boy stick).

My point is, you might get the chance to undo a damage, but not without leaving something in its wake. How much are you willing to stake? Selah!

Theme:   Once again we learn the value of life, love, and other disasters.

Popcorn:   What would you do if you had less than 8 minutes to live?
I'd quit blogging and go get me some ice cream . . .

So . . . Scene or Sin? Scene! Oh yes, please. 3.99 Scenes out of 5. How else would you take me seriously?

Then again, why would you take me seriously? Go see for yourself . . .