Never a dull moment

Rating: 8/10 (11 October 2006)

Smart direction and great editing keeps this story going at a frantic pace. Ashton Kutcher in the role of Evan Treborn is on screen most of the time and must be given due credit for the success of this film. It has an intriguing opening and some scary exciting episodes along the way.
Shakespeare said "What's done is done and cannot be undone". I'm inclined to agree. The theme so often used in going back in time to change the present and the future has never appealed to me. It doesn't make sense despite the fact that deep down we would all like to make such changes.
However I have to say that the flashbacks are handled exceedingly well in this film. Evan seems to experience a painful seizure from time to time and the photographic portrayal of these moments is exceptional with quivering and floating images. The sound effects too add to the intense drama.
This is a very busy film and I will need to watch it again to enjoy the full impact of a complicated story about past imagined events and reality. The psychiatrist has a tough job in sorting out Evan's problems and I too find it difficult to follow the fast tempo of the action.
Some of the strong scenes not easy to forget are the Robin Hood movie in the basement cellar, the dog tied up in the bag, the dynamite in the postbox and the risquÃ© prison scene.
This is a good production. Recommended viewing on DVD. I'd like to see more films starring Ashton Kutcher.