Movie Review: Redux Redux

 

Michael's Movie Grade: A-

A wonderful sci-fi thriller. 

In this film a woman is traveling through each alternative universe in the multiverse. In each of these alternative universes she kills the man who killed her teenage daughter. She gets so caught up in revenge and violence that she starts to lose grip on her own humanity.  

It is no secret that by now the whole multiverse premise has been done to death. That makes it all the more impressive that this film was able to make it feel fresh. Much of this is due to how it approaches this familiar premise in a unique way. While most Multiverse movies show worlds that are drastically different from each other. However here the differences between these different universes are very miniscule to the point where it is difficult to tell the difference. This fits the story and themes of this film perfectly. It places our main character fully in a loop, repeating the exact same actions in nearly the exact same setting. We understand how with this she can get into the position of becoming completely dehumanized. The story also stands out from many other multiverse films as the sci-fi elements take a backseat to characters. This is first and foremost a character study. Both our main character and the teenage girl she befriends along the way are very well-developed characters who are more complex than your average heroes or villains. We find ourselves connecting extremely deeply with these characters, almost feeling that we know them as well as we know ourselves. The relationship between them is also incredibly well developed and at times even quite touching. 

This movie is also boosted a very strong villain, who is so incredibly real that is even more frightening than any supernatural monster we might see in a horror film. Also, heavily because of this character, the movie has one of the most intense and suspenseful climaxes I have seen in a new movie in quite a while. 

This is a top-notch film that I highly recommend.