Amazing movie crafting for a first time director

Rating: 8/10 (19 April 2020)

I watched this film tonight, the second time I've seen it, first time was at the cinema back in 2001. I was about 19 when I saw it at the time, I enjoyed thinking about the time travel aspect of the film. Now watching it again, I was more drawn to the way that kelly uses time travel to explore the emotional journey of a character struggling with mental health. It is a strong film as kelly is writing from immediate and direct experience and he manages to give it enough layers to give it a truly poetic dimension while capturing the urgency and romance of being young. Strong characters, good cinematography, nice set and costumes. The time travel really helps create a mystique thats a true nod to kubrick.