Interesting, compelling, and surprising

Rating: 8/10 (23 September 2019)

I watched this movie one night when I couldn't sleep, which was a mistake for a couple of reasons. One, because it was pretty unsettling and two, because it kept me awake for the rest of the night just thinking about it and trying to piece it together. This is one of the most interesting time travel movies I've ever seen because it explores questions that very few movies actually do. If you do manage to go back in time, can you really change anything at all? And what kind of mental toll does this constant jumping back and forth take on the people who experience it? It's an incredibly entertaining ride, one that leaves you guessing until the very end. There were two very big things that happened at the end. One of them, I knew it had to be coming because it didn't really seem that there was any way around it, but it was still compelling and interesting to watch. The other, however, caught me completely off guard and was an incredible to watch.
This movie was so interesting and I loved the way it unfolded. The exploration of mental illness and the stereotypes, stages, and degrees associated with them was both appropriate and enlightening as well. This was also the first movie, for me at least, to show how great of an actor brad Pitt is. I've always found him to be a bit overrated, but he was spectacular in this movie. Overall, very interesting and totally unique.