Not worth the hype. Just another messy jumble of already seen motifs.

Rating: 2/10 (14 July 2019)

This movie is about time travel, happening in two dystopian societies (one further in the future), where the main character who's actually played by two actors, are the same person but from different times in time.
So there is nothing really novel about the theme: we have seen time travel or time dilation in different movies recently, but this one does not even reach the ankle of the brilliant 'Predestination'.
In this sense, despite the recurrence of Time Travel as a motif in movies, the scaffolding of any movie REMAINS the plot, which feels REALLY weak in this movie.
There is a certain lassitude with the way the movie moves forward, and the important elements do not really cohere well. Especially with a climax which feels alien to at least three-quarter of the movie.
I was obviously not impressed by this movie, but I might have been expecting too much out of it, especially from its good IMDB rating, which is ironic to heavy, listless deroulement of this movie.
You will know what is going to happen in this movie, and this is how so predictable it is. In addition, there are gaping holes everywhere: Why even bother adding Beatrix; why even go to China; why even classify the rainmaker as undefinable when he IS not; why is the mob stupid at one time, and then super powerful, and then super weak - not just plot blunders, but enerving sinkholes.
Similarly, the acting was meh. Bruce Willis played himself in Die Hard. Levitt aided with some cosmetics looked funny, and both did not feel one with their characters.
Did the Director force Levitt to look like someone from Viper Planet. It felt as awkward as seeing Kidman playing Virginia Woolf. It's not about the appearance, it's about how much you can enter the skin of a character. Meryl Streep in 'Mamma Mia' and 'The Devil Wears Prada', are examples of how much metamorphosis actually relies on acting abilities.
Talking of change: it did not feel like there was a huge change in between how the world was in the movie's Present Time, in contrast to the Future. I mean, what is the difference in between how we lived in 1980s compared to how we do in 2010s - this is your answer.
I will cut short, but the only good thing I found in this movie was the score, especially, 'Powerful Love' by Chuck and Mac - A GEM!