Bad time travel movie but fairly entertaining

Rating: 3/10 (31 December 2013)

The acting here is very decent - Denzel Washington , Val Kilmer and Jim Caviezel are all very OK. The film is a nice eye candy which isn't strange considering that this is a Tony Scott movie. There is also a nice and quite inventive car chase that happens in both past and present (watch the movie and you will understand what I'm talking about).
The screenplay is however poor. * Why an Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agent is investigating terrorist activity and a murder scene, which should surely be the province of the police, FBI or Homeland Security. * The terrorist has no motive for his madness * US government has a time machine that needs a lot of energy just to send a piece of paper in to the past (it knocked out the whole city power). Yet when Denzel goes back in time the problem is miraciolusly solved ! * Denzel is so strong he only needs a couple of hours to recover from dying * Denzel only needs to wash his wound to stop it from bleeding * Why send Denzel instead of sending a note to the police from the past ? * The movie ends with a paradox that is very confusing to explain or understand (look the IMDb FAQ for this movie).
It's fairly entertaining , but dumb and mostly predictable movie. I give it 3/10.