Name: I'll Follow You Down (2013)
IMDb: link to I'll Follow You Down page
Genres: Drama Country of origin: USA.
Cast: Gillian Anderson as Marika, Haley Joel Osment as Erol, Rufus Sewell as Gabriel Whyte, Victor Garber as Sal, Susanna Fournier as Grace, John Paul Ruttan as young Erol, Kiara Glasco as young Gracie.
Written and directed by: Richie Mehta.
The initial tableaux:
Erol's father Gabriel leaves for a routine trip. When Erol and Marika wait for his return at the airport, he does not arrive. Marika and Sal search to no avail.
Twelve years pass. Sal has done a huge amount of background work to replicate an experiment that he knew Gabriel wanted to attempt involving time travel. Sal enlists Erol's help in finishing the details.
Delineation of conflicts:
Erol's girlfriend Grace is against the attempt, since she thinks their current life will be lost. Sal wants Erol to continue, since Sal hopes to 'correct' the timeline. Marika struggles with her loss.
Resolution: Supposing Erol can construct the wormhole, will he be able to convince Gabriel to alter his course?
One line summary: Young genius tries to heal his family by altering time.
Statistics:
Cinematography: 8/10 Looks good.
Sound: 8/10 Just fine.
Acting: 9/10 Sewell, Garber, Osment, and Anderson were all fine.
Screenplay: 8/10 There were a lot of nice touches, and not too many additional what ifs.
Final rating: 8/10
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