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6.8/10 • 2.2K

2004-10-081h 17m

Science FictionDramaThriller

What happens if it actually works?

Two fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.

Directors
Shane Carruth
Writters
Shane Carruth
Editors
Shane Carruth, Shane Carruth

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  1. Shane Carruth

    Shane Carruth

    Aaron

  2. David Sullivan

    David Sullivan

    Abe

  3. Casey Gooden

    Casey Gooden

    Robert

  4. Anand Upadhyaya

    Anand Upadhyaya

    Philip

  5. Carrie Crawford

    Carrie Crawford

    Kara

  6. Jay Butler

    Jay Butler

    Metalshop Worker

  7. John Carruth

    John Carruth

    Man On Couch #1

  8. Juan Tapia

    Juan Tapia

    Man On Couch #2

  9. Ashley Warren

    Ashley Warren

    Hostess

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CinemaSerf

Sep 4, 2023

6/10

This has quite a clever concept - a group of four engineering friends are building a prototype piece of equipment. "Abe" (David Sullivan) discovers - accidentally - when testing it, that is has positively game-changing potential and confides his secret in his colleague "Aaron" (Shane Carruth). Rather than share this invention between the group, the two decide to relocate their gadget and use it to exploit the stock markets and make themselves rich. It demonstrates quite well, the conflicting values and morals that this sort of limitless opportunity might present if given to any one of us - but the characterisations are way too one-dimensional. The dialogue is relentless, and after a while you just want them to stop talking and get on with it. It's short - and does require a bit of concentration to get anything out of it - but more, I found, as a source of an ethical conversation about "what if?" than about anything to do with this piece of drama, itself.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$7,000.00
Revenue
$545,436.00
Keywords
distrustgaragemathematicsidentity crisistime traveltime machineparadoxmechanical engineeringdeterminism