Time Lapse (2014)

Time Lapse: Directed by Bradley King. With Danielle Panabaker, Matt O’Leary, George Finn, John Rhys-Davies. Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures twenty-four hours into the future, and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

“Directed by Bradley King, Time Lapse is the story of jealousy, time travel and the degradation of relationships through power and greed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story centers on an apartment complex where roommates Callie, Finn and Jasper (played by Danielle Panabaker, Matt Ou0026#39;Leary and George Finn respectively) discover that their neighbor has died. The twist and central conflict that arises from this discovery is that the neighbor was a scientist that invented a camera that is able to take a picture 24 hours into the future – and itu0026#39;s conveniently and frighteningly pointed at their living room.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHow will they react to such a life-changing discovery? What possible negatives could come from being able to see the future? These are the conflicts Time Lapse deals with and just how the outcomes ultimately test the loyalty and relationships between our three main characters. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film examines their motivations for using the camera, the slavery they build for themselves through it, and the ultimately we find that the real villain of the story is simply Time. Time as a weapon, paradoxes as the consequences, who could ask for anything more?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was so encapsulated by this film that Iu0026#39;m sure I looked ridiculous to my fellow theater patrons. I love time-travel movies simply because they, like all good sci-fi, are just vehicles to examine human drama. What if you could use time to your advantage, say…to make a whole lot of money? Biff did it in Back to the Future II. They did it in Primer. Looper even made use of time travel as a means to an end and JGL even made his weight in gold and silver in the process.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe thing that really stood out for me in this film was the fact that it manages to keep track of its internal logic, which as most of you know is no easy task for a time-travel movie. If youu0026#39;ve seen Primer, which this movie reminded me a lot of, Iu0026#39;m pretty sure you need a freaking diagram to keep track of how that all works. In Time Lapse we at least have physical representations in the form of Polaroid pictures that the machine spits out to keep developing the plot and creating the increased paranoia and tension between the roommates.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film like all the other ones at the festival has that indie film vibe to it, but I can definitely see why it was the Festival Centerpiece at Other Worldu0026#39;s Austin this year. Itu0026#39;s disturbing, suspenseful and exactly what youu0026#39;d expect from a Hitchcockian sci-fi thriller. The performances are great, the minimalist sci-fi is great, and itu0026#39;s refreshing to have a good time-travel movie since itu0026#39;s been a long wait for a train donu0026#39;t come the past few years (Excluding Looper of course).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRead the full review and others like it on the Drive-in Zeppelin Website”