41/50
One night, her father contacts her through an old radio
Haunted by her father’s disappearance 30 years ago, Stella returns to her hometown to care for her ailing mother. Stella must travel back in time to bring him back by activating the Taklee Genesis. This film has many entertaining moments if you don’t take it too seriously.
This makes it feel like we’re watching a more generic version of Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One
It’s a sci-fi crime thriller based on a time travel story that combines elements of drama, comedy, horror, and fantasy. At times, it felt like the director had a catalog of movie scenes from which a random element would be chosen and inserted into the film. Therefore, the audience gets to see a crazy assortment of aliens, dinosaurs, spaceships, zombies, kaiju, and many other things you wouldn’t expect.
As with many time travel movies, plot holes are hard to avoid
This film contains a large number of them, often downplayed in the dialogue by phrases like “everything is fine”, “don’t worry” or “everything will be fine”. Although the actors seem to be trying their best, the acting remains another weakness of this film. The early British parent speaks as if he is recording an English listening comprehension chapter for elementary school.
The mother didn’t even shed a tear when Velan died
The funniest character of all was Mordin, the silent survivor who would save the day when everyone was despairing. Overall, our rating for Taklee Genesis is a solid seven out of ten. We watched the original version with English subtitles in the theater.
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