It seems that films about time travel, and in particular
films involving time loops, are continuing to grow popular. While my affinity
for sci-fi should make me glad that such a staple of the genre is gaining
ground, I am held back by the simple fact that there are just far too many of
them. Looper, About Time, Edge Of Tomorrow, Predestination, ARQ, Doctor Strange
to a lesser extent, even previous adolescent-centric films like Project Almanac;
all in the space of five years. Yeah, I actually quite like most of these titles
but the basic formula that is at large between them is now starting to get
stale. Variety keeps the world interesting and unless we find a good
third-party premise that can exist beyond both this and the standard superhero
suspension of disbelief, it seems that we aren’t likely to get any. Will today’s
film at least keep things interesting or will the seams start showing?
