Flashback

critic Reviews

, 54% Rotten Tomatometer Score
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    Mark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
    It ended up sticking with me...I keep getting flashbacks from Flashback...
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    Amy NicholsonFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    Pretty boring!
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    Dennis HarveyVariety
    MacBride is always in full control of the modestly scaled feature's refined aesthetics and storytelling focus, smoothly maintaining viewer interest if not always our full involvement.
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    Leslie FelperinGuardian
    This pulpy multiverse brain-teaser is reasonably compelling to watch...
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    Dallas KingFlick Feast
    Flashback is a film that will require multiple viewings to make sense of. The problem is it is not engaging enough to merit revisiting.
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    Josh ParhamNext Best Picture
    The intentionally messy nature of the plot frustrates as much as it intrigues.
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    Lisa NystromFILMINK (Australia)
    ...does its best to be a high concept film questioning the effects of free will on reality, its ambition is sadly lost in the dreamlike haze of its chaotic narrative.
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    Sarah WardConcrete Playground
    Add Flashback to the roster of movies that are made with obvious affection for others before it, but mostly only succeed in making viewers want to watch all those well-known and better films they clearly took inspiration from.
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    Hilary A WhiteSunday Independent (Ireland)
    The script falters at times but it all pulls together and O'Brien is very good. Fans of convoluted, reality-bending plots should enjoy it.
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    Kevin HarleyRadio Times
    Emotional clarity and purpose get a little lost in the mix, but writer-director Christopher MacBride is unafraid to play with ideas, efficiently exploring themes of choice and possibility.
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