Much better than I'd expected

Rating: Null/10 (9 October 2007)

Like a few people, I suspect the prospect of watching a sci-fi film starring Ashton wotsit who's main claim to fame is dating Demi Moore wasn't very inspiring. But, I have to give credit where credit's due, this is a good film. The thing is - it makes you think! Now, I'm all in favour of safe films like lighthearted comedies and so on, but one feels that one has to expand one's mental horizons on occasion. For those of us who have seen and enjoyed "It's a Wonderful Life",this in its outcome is effectively the opposite premise - this time people's lives are altered for the better because someone chooses NEVER TO EXIST! There's an element of Donnie Darko here (which reality is the "real" reality?!) and I was actually (wrongly) expecting the story to be based on a Ray Bradbury short story about a guy who goes back in a Time Machine and accidentally changes events by killing an insect - but actually this storyline is more subtle and thought-provoking. I highly recommend it.