Timecrimes seems to operate at the level of a graduation project by someone who signed off from a film academy. It is cleverly edited, using the proper cinematography and seems to tie the knots involving time-travelling with some intelligence. But it simply can't overcome having a main character that fails to generate any interest. Some reviewers seem to rave about the refreshing absence of tinsel town style actors, but to me timecrimes simply skipped the casting proces and hired the producers neighbor to cut some costs. What's wrong with casting a moderately attractive actor with a bit of range? To compensate , things start rolling with observing a nude damsel in the woods. I'm Dutch , having zero issues with whatever kind of nudity, but it felt too contrived to be true. I would gladly have overseen both the casting and the forced nudity, but not the fairly idiotic reaction triggered by travelling back in time for what is indicated an hour. Trying to re-enact all events from the perspective from the assailant would be the last thing on my mind. So, timecrimes appears to run out of its tracks halfway through , but veers back again in the last 20 minutes. Not sure where the movie came back on track again, but somehow it ended on tracks and quite cleverly. I'm sure that better casting and a less preposterous script would have gained at least 2 stars in addition, but for now, please watch or re-watch Triangle instead.
Review of Timecrimes
