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Movie Overview
Cast
• Shane Carruth
• David Sullivan
• Anand Upadbyaya
Director
• Shane Carruth
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - brief language
Primer (2004)

REVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 63% Fresh
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4/5
"Una joya de ritmo y de temática."  Cinenganos  Alex Ramirez

"Even as Primer's plot ends up seeming contrived, that is, arguably, the thematic point: stories are always unstable and untrustworthy."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

88/100
"Discombobulating and mind-bending sci fi thriller. I think."  Cinemania  Dan Jardine

2/4
"...Primer remains baffling virtually from start to finish - which is a shame, really, given that this does seem to be a really cool premise for a movie..."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

2.5/4
"May be the most intellectually demanding motion picture of the year. Some will find their mind satiated. Others will leave angry. In one way or another, all will be baffled."  DustinPutman.com  Dustin Putman

B-
"We are left with a fascinating, well-played story that dissolves in the end -- a pity, really, since it has so much potential up to that point."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

2/4
"Betrays its potential for greatness by sacrificing riveting storytelling for unbelievable obtuseness"  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

B-
"A precocious and imaginative work--though also a fairly impenetrable one."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

1/5
"Primer has no respect for genuine mystery but relishes obfuscation as being really cool."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3/4
"So much of the picture is impenetrable that the intrigue always remains dangling-like a cat chasing a ball of string, it's always just out of our reach."  Film and Felt  Gabe Leibowitz

B+
"There are stumbles in this twisting science fiction tale about the perils of prescience, but even so, Primer is one of the most auspicious debuts in recent memory."  Mixed Reviews  Gabriel Shanks

2/4
"It has all the hallmarks of an amateur production: questionable sound and picture quality, crude performances, and dubious editing."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

4/5
"This sci-fi brain-bender isn't for most, but it's the most rewardingly rewatchable movie since Memento."  Netflix  James Rocchi

1.5/4
"ridiculous, confusing, vaguely noir-ish nonsense"  Perihelion Journal  Jay Antani

9/10
"You can choose to be fascinated (like I was), or just give up all together. Either way, you gotta admit, these guys have guts."  Window to the Movies  Jeffrey Chen

4/5
"Confident and well-woven."  FilmFocus  Joe Utichi

2/5
"I don’t need to be spoon fed, but unlock the kitchen for me, would you? And get a new sound guy."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

1.5/4
"Primer is perfect Sundance material, its bland, anonymous actors and competent, Sprint-commercial mise-en-scčne masked in the guise of independence."  Slant Magazine  Keith Uhlich

6/10
"Definitely this is a demanding and puzzling film that does a lot with its miniscule budget."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Mark R. Leeper

3/4
"A smart, clever time-travel game played on audiences and with them"  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

"This is science fiction for... those who aren’t afraid of entertainment that ruins the curve by being scarily smart..."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

C-
"Unrelentingly boring."  Lessons of Darkness  Nick Schager

3.5/5
"If he could've made some sense of it in the end, Carruth'd have a masterpiece on his hands."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

"One of the best science fiction films I have seen, and certainly as one of the genre's best in recent years."  Not Coming to a Theater Near You  Rumsey Taylor

1.5/4
"As inert and disinteresting as the base paint after which it's named."  Film Freak Central  Walter Chaw

"Click here to see review"  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf

3/4
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OFCS Rating: 63% Fresh
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