Primer (2004)

A team of scientists accidentally invents a time machine. They use it to make money on the stock market.

This is a representative - and the probable nadir - of a type of film that reached unprecedented levels of popularity in the 00's and is commonly referred to as a "mindfuck". As for the comprehension of its plot, I will confess to having consulted some guides which are available on the internet. One thing is to discuss the genre's characteristics per se, foremost among them the conscious decision of making its plot as difficult to understand as possible. As it turns out, though, this film has problems of a different order, having to do with its banality and ultimate irrelevance, which are easily perceptible once one starts analyzing what it essentially is about and what its characters' concerns and attitudes actually are.

Rating: 11