A female shrink travels back in time for a few times to save a woman killed by her husband. That's the plot. The movie is pretty good, a kinda different road movie, with a lot of action and interesting scenes. James Belushi plays great the role of the bad guy, a mean-looking texan, thief and murderer. The action scenes are well done, and, surprisingly, the end of the movie is very good, unlike the many nonsense predictable endings nowadays. BUT. There's a huge minus to this actually decent good well done action film. Just like in many movies i've seen lately: the lack of originality.
Having the chance of re-living a period of time, to be able to change something, is not at all something new. I first saw this theme in Groundhog Day. It was the first film to debate this theme and it was a total success. Then there was an episode in the X Files with the same plot. Now it's Retroactive. The screenplayer needed something to create the possibility to use this theme. He couldn't do the same thing as in Groundhog Day, so he invented a time machine that could allow you to travel back in time. (pretty pathetic and unlikely, but actually this discovery is just an "element" needed for the well-growing of the plot, it's totally not important in the movie). And also the idea of the huge changes that keep happening depending on the most unimportant thing that you do was also seen before in the best german movie ever, Lola Rennt.
Well i'd give this movie a 6 out of 10. I can't go with more, because of everything i said before. But it's worth to watch it, you'll have an entertaining time.
Having the chance of re-living a period of time, to be able to change something, is not at all something new. I first saw this theme in Groundhog Day. It was the first film to debate this theme and it was a total success. Then there was an episode in the X Files with the same plot. Now it's Retroactive. The screenplayer needed something to create the possibility to use this theme. He couldn't do the same thing as in Groundhog Day, so he invented a time machine that could allow you to travel back in time. (pretty pathetic and unlikely, but actually this discovery is just an "element" needed for the well-growing of the plot, it's totally not important in the movie). And also the idea of the huge changes that keep happening depending on the most unimportant thing that you do was also seen before in the best german movie ever, Lola Rennt.
Well i'd give this movie a 6 out of 10. I can't go with more, because of everything i said before. But it's worth to watch it, you'll have an entertaining time.