Reset (II) (2016) User Reviews

indie science fiction movie

[myriamlenys · 7/10 · 9 July 2023]

While cleaning out the house of his grandfather, a young man discovers scientific material hinting at the feasibility of time travel. Together with his best friend, who is equally gifted at all things mechanical and technical, he succeeds into building a weird-looking but functional time travel machine. At first both men think up classic money-making schemes such as buying the right lottery ticket, but life forces them to consider much starker problems...

A science fiction movie of the time travel variety, "Reset" has all the hallmarks of an independent production with a petite budget. (For instance, don't expect much in the way of special or visual effects.) However, it transcends these limitations by telling an interesting story. The acting is appealing too.

As the movie progresses, it turns into a meditation on the psychological ability (or, in this case, inability) to deal with a devastating loss. People who like to Think Thoughts can ponder the solution found by the bereaved man. Has he chosen full-on illusion or has he somehow discovered a truth more essential than facts ? Is he a coward or is he a hero of "Orpheus" stature, descending into the underworld not once but daily ? Has he accidentally stumbled upon heaven, hell, purgatory or some other state yet to be named ?

"Reset" is a modest, small-scale movie but I've got to say I liked it better than many a million-dollar superproduction released with fanfare.

Loved it!

[hankjrtributeartist · 10/10 · 11 July 2018]

I'm a novice author/screen writer and I love time travel stories. I found this movie very well written and directed, with a great story line. I gave it a ten because of the great job that was done a low budget. The acting was above par on the most part by unknown actors. I would like to see more of Jacqueline Bourque.

Reset - what if you could change the past, but not the future?

[marthasparrius · 9/10 · 23 July 2018]

I think this is a great take on time travel, the first so far to make any sense to me! Good storytelling, nice pace, good acting all round and excellent production values. Black and white definitely adds to the theme, and so do the various visual tributes to the sixties - the industrial goggles..the machine's door seal.. Wonderful job, well done all round.

Refreshing and thought provoking

[timfuller_98 · 9/10 · 17 November 2018]

Reset is a lower budget time travel movie in the "Primer" genre, itself a testament to extreme low budget sci-fi filmmaking, but unlike Primer, you can actually make sense of the time travel conundrums of Reset if you pay a bit of attention as it rolls along. The technical aspects of the film seem solid to me and the acting is solid enough for what they paid the cast you'd be hard pressed to find much fault when adjusted for such vagaries. The ending is a bit of a hanging curiosity. I believe the guy who was jumping back to relive those months with his girlfriend ended up 'trapped' back with her when his friend unplugged the machine on his way out after looking at the log book, but I'm sure there are other interpretattions. #hoboheretic Enjoy.

Just in time

[edrmill · 4/10 · 26 October 2018]

Story was very good. Although a bit contrive at some scenes the overall affect was excellent! You get a chance to feel for the characters near the end. This is just to show you that you can't mess around what time. Well done everyone! Well done. Can't wait for the next film.

The Music

[midimaniac · 10/10 · 30 November 2019]

Wasn't sure about watching b&w, but I'm glad I did. This is easily the finest film I've seen in months. All aspects of the music, including writing, scoring, producing and playing lead guitar are supervised by a guy named Peter D'Amico. I found him on Spotify and he's got 40 or 50 songs there.

Viewer from Canada

[silver-stream · 14 July 2018]

A lifetime sci fi buff, books and movies, Tee Vee and fantasy--- I have not enjoyed a movie so much in thirty years!

5 out of 5 on this movie review!

Writing! Sci-Fi Premise! Casting! Acting! Characterization!

X for Xcellent!

Has its moments but not something I'd want to sit through again

[bblars24-965-864594 · 4/10 · 6 May 2020]

For a low budget effort, this isn't at all bad. Locations are mostly fine and the props are adequate, as is the camera work. The plot is intriguing at times but eventually dwells too much on the romance, and clumsily at that. The acting is variable - some of the performances are fine, others are poor to the point of seriously undermining the dramatic impact of several scenes. Still, this film deserves credit for squeezing some creativity out of a topic (time travel) which has been so frequently filmed that it is hard to come up with something original.

Amazingly Better than Primer

[fermionspin · 10/10 · 12 October 2019]

Over the past 28 days, I've watched a lot of Time Travel movies. In most, people die a lot, repeatedly, good friends stab each other in the back, or the lead character fights with his past self. Yet, it's not the quality of the techno-gadgets, set design, or even the action scenes that make a great time travel movie. It's the care and thoughtfulness that goes into making convincing characters that feel like you've personally known them. That's the way RESET is. Their unique rules of time travel are consistently applied while the characters develop over time, friendships and romances flower, and the dangerous vagaries and promise of a re-do are compellingly explored. There are some priceless scenes, like the one where one of the main characters talks to the dog like he's the brilliant genius of the bunch. This is a fabulous movie to watch if you're geeky, nerdy, or have "The Knack" (Dilbert reference) and you have a friendly squeeze to watch it with on a Saturday afternoon. Better yet, if you watch it once by yourself and then you watch it with your squeeze, when you see the Field Hockey scene, express a sudden need for excessive hydration (lots of water) and then hold your head for a moment while rattling off random numbers. I predict that this movie will become a viral sensation. It may take 28 weeks, or 2.8 years, or whatever, but at some point in the not too distant future, it will be the movie that classic movie theaters are playing late at night several times a year. (Oh yeah, make sure to have a glue-on beard ready to apply in the bathroom!) Thank you so much for making this movie!!!

Brings you back to a time when Movies relied on STORY and ACTING

[gpsychos2-239-278464 · 9/10 · 11 May 2020]

No huge budgets. No unbelievable special effects. No car chase scenes or explosions. No ninjas. No half naked girls in bikinis. No cussing. No Lgbtq relationships. No politics. No politically correct add ins. Basically none of the BS almost every movie thats made now thinks they have to have to be good and not offend anyone. This movie is all plot and the strength of the actors acting. Its a great piece of work. Im surprised it doesnt have more votes and reviews. The black and white doesnt even make a difference. I thought at first it was a bad call but then after a few minutes i didnt even really notice. The story is of a slower pace in the beggining but stil holds your attention long enough for the story to pick up speed and by then youre invested with the characters. The acting while not professional and noticeably forced is still good enough to draw you in. This movie relies on the strength of being a well written thought out story that builds suspense and pays off with al the lose ends connected at its finale. I wish there were more movies of this caliber made more often. Good job to everyone that participated. One other thing IMDB shouldnt let 1 off reviewers smash a rating because its just someone who didnt get a part or has a grudge against a cast member. That 1 person who left a 1 star review didnt watch the movie they just came to hate for whatever petty reason they had. Waste of creations hard work to culminate in a pile of crap.

Excellent Movie

[bbkirk-89575 · 10/10 · 15 October 2020]

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Good story told in an engaging and caring way.

Cancerous Garbage

[qyoungkin · 1/10 · 2 May 2020]

This Is one of the worst movies I have seen in a very long time. I felt like I wanted to throw up after it was finished. I could barely keep myself watching during the duration of this horrible film.The acting was especially atrocious along with the Contrived storyline and the low budget. I recommend that no intelligent human being watch this horrible excuse of a movie.

Music

[charliesalisbury-02635 · 9/10 · 24 July 2019]

Trying to get hold of the music score, says its available on iTunes but cant find it, please help

Under 2 minutes

[Rickinator69 · 24 November 2021]

And I had to turn it off. It was one of the quickest stops ever. At only 1:51, I already knew I wasn't going to drag myself through 90 more minutes of that.