good concept, though a bit too much plot

Rating: Null/10 (5 November 2002)

Perplexing, sophisticated, highly imaginative tale takes place in the future where human beings have had to move underground to escape the effects of a lethal biological virus that killed billions of people. Wanting to return to civilization as they once knew it, a group of scientists use advanced technology to transport a convict back to the 1990s to find the source of the virus and stop it from spreading. This long, bizarre, complex, dizzying, and unique scientific saga certainly holds your interest, with a lot of innovative ideas, dazzling effects, and good performances, but its nuanced vision of the time traveling process is confusing and difficult to flesh out, especially at the finale. Pitt delivers an impressively manic performance. **Â½