The underratedTimecrimesis built on a trippy, mind-bending foundation.
Notyour run-of-the-mill sci-fi thriller, its equal parts unsettling and darkly funny.
Yet, despite its genius execution, this Spanish gem remains criminally overlooked in thetime travel canon.
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His story starts with a woman undressing in the woods.
But heres the kicker,Timecrimesbelongs to an elite group oftime travel moviesthat manages to stick the landing.
Theres no excess exposition or overambitious logic, just a highly effective puzzle that proves quite interesting to solve.
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Theres a scene where a bloodied and confused Hector stumbles into a research facility.
Past, present, future, and… further future?
Even worse, all attempts to fix things only ruin them.
The beauty of the hot mess created is thatTimecrimesnever steps outside the boundaries of its own logic.
Then theres the masked man.
Instead, theyre ridden withgenius scientists,chosen ones, oraction heroeswho keep playing with the space-time continuum.
Thats what makesTimecrimesso unique, it doesnt bother with any of that.
The film somehow feels more grounded because of the absurdity of every human decision he makes.
Just a house in the hills, some trees, and a creepy-looking bunker.
Perhaps, thats the magic ofTimecrimes, it doesnt masquerade itself in any way.
As such, it simply feels like a horrible mistake that just happened to involve time travel.
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