That is, if you like somewhat artsy sci-fi films. I felt the acting was pretty much excellent from all involved, and the direction was slightly uneven but pretty much great. Cinematography was terrific, some real eye candy there. The main problem, IMO, involved the script. I've said quite a few times in my IMDb reviews that Hollywood has run out of ideas, and I believe this completely. Seeing the deleted scene in the extras with the protagonist in an ice bath really sealed this in my mind... straight out of Jacob's Ladder. Basically, this film is an amalgam of several others... One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Jacob's Ladder, 12 Monkeys, etc. Many other reviewers have noticed this as well.
Overall, a very watchable film that will never become a classic like Jacob's Ladder or 12 Monkeys, but is certainly worth a Saturday rental or something. You'll likely forget it soon afterward. The ending rather let me down (too pat, little emotion, lacking in cleverness and originality) but after seeing some of the deleted endings I'm very glad they went with the one they did. Most were a direct imitation of Jacob's Ladder, I mean literal ripoff. I feel the director did made some good choices in not directly ripping off the films I've mentioned, while more subtly and appropriately borrowingfrom them, just as a screenplay with very few original ideas could be expected to do. 7/10 (maybe 6/10, can't decide).
Overall, a very watchable film that will never become a classic like Jacob's Ladder or 12 Monkeys, but is certainly worth a Saturday rental or something. You'll likely forget it soon afterward. The ending rather let me down (too pat, little emotion, lacking in cleverness and originality) but after seeing some of the deleted endings I'm very glad they went with the one they did. Most were a direct imitation of Jacob's Ladder, I mean literal ripoff. I feel the director did made some good choices in not directly ripping off the films I've mentioned, while more subtly and appropriately borrowingfrom them, just as a screenplay with very few original ideas could be expected to do. 7/10 (maybe 6/10, can't decide).