Review of Timecode (2000) by Mike B — 14 Sep 2013

The two stars are for trying something new, but it really didn't work. Some of the criticisms of Conversations with Other Women, which was shot in split screen, said that two pictures on the screen was too distracting, so the four here were distracting in spades.

And the plot was something only people obsessed with Hollywood's movie factory would find even mildly interesting. Personally, I found the ending to be downright funny. SPOILER ALERT! The fact that a studio exec would be concerned about answering his cell phone and getting a good table at a nice restaurant when he's dying was such good satire, although I don't think it was meant as such.

Also, that the girl who braved the shooting, hidden under the table, was more concerned with filming the victim dying than she was in trying to stop the guy from bleeding to death by pressing on the wound was typical of the self-absorbed Hollywood type.

It is hard to care about characters who care only about themselves.