The Mandela Effect (2019)

The Mandela Effect: Directed by David Guy Levy. With Charlie Hofheimer, Aleksa Palladino, Robin Lord Taylor, Clarke Peters. A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.

“Tricks of the mind, psychological phenomenons and conspiracy theories are very intriguing themes u0026amp; promising plot devices – provided the effort, of course. u0026quot;The Mandela Effectu0026quot; is a small scale indie scifi drama/thriller and I do deem it quite effortful, just not in all the right areas. If you want an in-depth or just a fresher look at the phenomenon of mandela effect – this movie is not it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;The Mandela Effectu0026quot; has a few things going for it. A few minutes in u0026amp; itu0026#39;s more than obvious that the budget was small, but the enthusiasm of filmmaking is there u0026amp; technically itu0026#39;s an allright indie feature. Charlie Hofheimer u0026amp; Aleksa Palladino provide decent performances u0026amp; it was nice seeing my beloved Penguin from u0026quot;Gothamu0026quot; or Robin Lord Taylor, although portraying an uninteresting character this time. And Clarke Peters simply didnu0026#39;t get enough screen time. The effort can also be appreciated in all of the visual aspects of u0026quot;The Mandela Effectu0026quot;, cinematographyu0026#39;s not exceptional, at all, but not sloppy either. The problem, however, is that, for a movie based on such an interesting subject,which has sparked and still sparks infinite discussions, itu0026#39;s just.. an uninteresting take on it. Grantedly, topics like this one donu0026#39;t have any definite resolutions, but it has no boundaries in creativity when trying to depict it in arts and fiction. u0026quot;The Mandela Effectu0026quot; tries to keep the story up and going with only half succesfully focusing on the tragedy thatu0026#39;s tormenting our two main charaters, while all the other themes – the intriguing ones – eventually just wind up nowhere. u0026quot;the Mandela Effectu0026quot; will get you intrigued, then drag for a bit in the middle u0026amp; end it all vaguely beautifully and also highly unsatisfyingly.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt almost feels like it couldu0026#39;ve been a bit better if they just renamed it as something not widely known u0026amp; changed the narration just a bit. Promising secrets and mystery solutions, u0026quot;The Mandela Effectu0026quot; provides only an average indie flick with a disappointing core shtick. My rating: 5/10.”