Time Crimes

aka: Los Cronocrímenes Timecrimes
Spain 2007, 92 minutes
Dir. Nacho Vigalondo
In Spanish with English subtitles
Genres: Science Fiction, Suspense/Crime, Cult

Topics: Timewarp.

Feat. Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernandez, Barbara Goenaga

Aroview: Intricate, mind-bending Spanish gem following a man who trips back a fraction in time and inadvertently interferes with his past, present and future.

These elements of time are cleverly folded into a convoluted but never confusing caper that is playful, audacious and rough-hewn in the tradition of the best B-movies, but it's also likely to engage a wider audience as a sustained tale with multiple twists and a satisfying pay off. It's also refreshingly free of the smugness and self-conscious sex appeal that is usually customary, embodied by the off-beat casting of lead Karra Elejalde, whose charms are considerable if not physical. Well worth rewinding.

NZ International Film Festival 2008
Adopt-a-Movie Kindly Adopted by Alf @ The Moon Unit

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5 stars (Exceptional) A brilliant exploration of situational ethics wrapped in a B-movie mask. 'Sci-fi' in name - but far from chrome in nature. ~NDK
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5 stars (Exceptional) I struggle to classify this as a B-movie" for it is a work of perfection. It doesn't feel like a sci-fi time travel, yet the theories work perfectly. The way the film pans out is ingenious. ~KLTL
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5 stars (Exceptional) Brilliant movie, the age old paradox; can you go back in time to stop yourself from going back in time?rnrnIt's a watcher, getting more complex as the twists unfold. ~rat1512