One would guess one of the worst horrors a person could endure would be the sudden, and completely mysterious, loss of a loved one as if that person just suddenly fell of the face of the earth. This is one of the lesser roads traveled by science fiction movies. No, it's not entirely original, but certainly can be with certain creative story turns. That's the kind of humble brilliance shown in "I'll Follow You Down".
A Toronto based physics professor, a husband and father to a young son, takes a speaking engagement at Princeton University. The man gets there, he's met by his wife's father, also a professor, but simply disappears. Years pass and the young son is on the cusp of going to, possibly, MIT. The boy still doesn't know what became of his dad. His grandfather decides it is now time to tell his grandson a quite wild hypothesis which is that the boy's father was able to create negative energy which allowed him to travel in time. This sets up a good story because the boy's father was attempting to do the impossible: meet Einstein. Haley Joe Osment, seldom seen since childhood .at least by this viewer, comes back to the screen playing the young son of the missing man. He is actually quite good. His mother is played by the excellent Gillian Anderson, another seldom seen diamond herself. Finally, the grandfather is played by Victor Garber, also an excellent choice.
If you sense I liked this film you are correct. It is purposely slow because building the human element is served well as such. It's humble and it doesn't try to be anything it shouldn't. A creative sci-fi story brought to the screen simply as an excellent idea realized through solid acting. If you like Sci-Fi with a very solid human drama this is good indeed and highly recommended.
A Toronto based physics professor, a husband and father to a young son, takes a speaking engagement at Princeton University. The man gets there, he's met by his wife's father, also a professor, but simply disappears. Years pass and the young son is on the cusp of going to, possibly, MIT. The boy still doesn't know what became of his dad. His grandfather decides it is now time to tell his grandson a quite wild hypothesis which is that the boy's father was able to create negative energy which allowed him to travel in time. This sets up a good story because the boy's father was attempting to do the impossible: meet Einstein. Haley Joe Osment, seldom seen since childhood .at least by this viewer, comes back to the screen playing the young son of the missing man. He is actually quite good. His mother is played by the excellent Gillian Anderson, another seldom seen diamond herself. Finally, the grandfather is played by Victor Garber, also an excellent choice.
If you sense I liked this film you are correct. It is purposely slow because building the human element is served well as such. It's humble and it doesn't try to be anything it shouldn't. A creative sci-fi story brought to the screen simply as an excellent idea realized through solid acting. If you like Sci-Fi with a very solid human drama this is good indeed and highly recommended.