
Three friends discover a time machine which takes pictures of the future. They begin to use it to win race bets and everything goes fine till one gets greedier than another. They begin to lose faith in each other giving a sense of backstabbing as uglier truths unfold in the photos and the situation soon gets out of control.... (Full plot summary below)
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Three friends discover a time machine which takes pictures of the future. They begin to use it to win race bets and everything goes fine till one gets greedier than another. They begin to lose faith in each other giving a sense of backstabbing as uglier truths unfold in the photos and the situation soon gets out of control.
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| Assignment XAbbie BernsteinEven so, among the many inexpensive indies shot around Los Angeles, Time Lapse stands out. It makes the most of its assets and never appearing to need any more than it has to tell a reasonably engrossing tale of speculative film noir. |
| The Film StageJared MobarakWhile ultimately a flawed film, Time Lapse does do what every memorable sci-fi brainteaser should: it makes you blind to the obvious. |
| Mark Leeper's ReviewsMark R. LeeperWhat was a rather pedestrian "Twilight Zone" episode may have inspired this nice little fantasy thriller. That makes it well above average for time travel films. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyA first feature for helmer Bradley King and co-scenarist BP Cooper (though the latter has produced several indies), Time Lapse works due to both their escalating pileup of well-thought-out complications and credible character psychologies nicely communicated by expert performances. |
| Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiDirector Bradley King and his co-writer, B.P. Cooper, manage to overcome their shoddy premise as the plot progresses assuredly and persuasively. |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonIts central gimmick runs out of steam pretty quickly, causing the story logic to crumble and the suspense to dwindle. |
| Paste MagazineBrent McKnightA relatively contained three-hander, the main leads all deliver strong performances that are engaging and add to the tension. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussThe film becomes somewhat overwrought during its busy finale, but it's clever enough to be a candidate for cult status among genre aficionados who prize the pleasures of traditional storytelling. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Andrew WrightA nifty little cross between Primer and Shallow Grave, with a central MacGuffin that manages to maintain its plausibility until the credits roll. |
| Spectrum CulturePat PaduaCompetently acted and directed, Time Lapse isn't a cinematic revelation, but it does see the future-a sobering picture of the future of today's young people, flailing in a society that seems to give them limited options. |