A hugely exciting underrated thriller

Rating: 7/10 (26 March 2020)

From legendary action director Tony Scott (Man On Fire, True Romance) and iconic actor Denzel Washington comes the story of a detective brought in to solve the case of an explosion caused by a terrorist on a ferry boat. Upon further investigation, they discover a woman who was seemingly tortured and murdered by the culprit. Using time-travelling equipment they can go back 4 days and effect the past attempting to catch the murderer before he can commit any crimes and bring him to justice; they just have one shot to do it right. It manages to perfectly balance the time travel motif without being too complex or stupid making for really exciting entertainment, particularly in a spectacularly realised chase sequence in which Washington is on a high-speed pursuit in the present day while following the criminal on a headset showing his movements in the past. It's also surprisingly romantic with the film turning very much into a love story half way through. The ending scene is fantastic; just so well written and acted. Much like anything involving time travel, if you think about it too much there may be gaping plot holes but it's heightened by its keen energetic eye and very likeable leads. Worth catching