Clever concept, solid script, awesome special effects, fantastic characters

Rating: 9/10 (22 October 2012)

It is rare to find a film so rich in so many qualities. This film is most certainly not your average sci-fi doctor who crap. This is obviously a very well thought through, well written film which a lot of effort has been put into.
Despite the time travel idea being highly confusing at times and sometimes does not even fit, it is very well laid out and explained, giving the most normally-confused-by-the-time-travel- stuff viewer an easy way to follow it. One flaw I did notice however is the fact that the the time travel idea does not always consistent, for example when Old Joe tells his younger self that his future is to turn out the same way his own way, despite the fact that Old Joe would have been in a different position to his younger self when he was that age (if that makes sense). This is only due to the fact that the writers had to work around certain things for the end result to be clever and thought provoking.
Despite the main theme of the film revolving around time-travel, the main essence of the film comes from the relationship between the certain characters, and how those relationships affect the ongoing ones around them. The strong acting supports these characters and especially a strong performance from a boy who plays a very sinister and almost terrifying child, since you are told who he is to become in the future, and you can picture who he is to be by the strong powers and emotions he possesses.
Besides the concept and characters, the main feature of the film you fill pick up on is the stunning visuals and the intense violence.
This film is possibly one of the best I have ever seen. A must see and will certainly give you a contrast to trash which has been on this year (so far).