Although the previews and synopsis would have you believe that this movie is shown in a nonlinear style, it is actually quite the opposite. And for such this comes down to the key necessity: Subtlety. This movie lacks of any such kind.
They attempt the overused "rewind effect" to try to deliver the plot from 8 points of view, however in each rewind only a little bit more of the plot is revealed, most of which is something that happens after the end of the previous rewind anyway. They fill in the gap to the next plot point mostly with pointless filler and repeat footage from the same exact angle you saw it before. And about 3/4 of the way through the movie they just throw their rewind effect right out the window and go back to the more traditional linear character switching to deliver the remainder of the plot. The movie completely relies upon cut-off scenes that end by not showing something vital. Very cheap suspense.
The only saving grace of the movie was the action. Very well acted, and choreographed (well, with the exception of the car chase). And the explosions and chaos well done. I only really wished for more subtlety in plot lines, because, well... once the movie was over, that was it. There was nothing more to the movie than what they plainly showed you. The plot itself was not even remotely believable. And I left the movie feeling cheated.
Hope you enjoy it more than I did.
They attempt the overused "rewind effect" to try to deliver the plot from 8 points of view, however in each rewind only a little bit more of the plot is revealed, most of which is something that happens after the end of the previous rewind anyway. They fill in the gap to the next plot point mostly with pointless filler and repeat footage from the same exact angle you saw it before. And about 3/4 of the way through the movie they just throw their rewind effect right out the window and go back to the more traditional linear character switching to deliver the remainder of the plot. The movie completely relies upon cut-off scenes that end by not showing something vital. Very cheap suspense.
The only saving grace of the movie was the action. Very well acted, and choreographed (well, with the exception of the car chase). And the explosions and chaos well done. I only really wished for more subtlety in plot lines, because, well... once the movie was over, that was it. There was nothing more to the movie than what they plainly showed you. The plot itself was not even remotely believable. And I left the movie feeling cheated.
Hope you enjoy it more than I did.