It’s early in the morning… and his predicament is beginning all over again. Renton hands over the scrips but is then shot and killed. But she doesn’t, and is revealed to be in collusion with the men. While he turns on the system, he waits for Hannah to release the gas. Aware that, somehow, this has already happened, he forms a plan to kill the intruders by releasing cyanide gas into the ventilation system. The man finds a way to free himself and the woman. The home invaders leave the couple to think about it. When he wakes for the second (fourth?) time, he and Hannah are tied to chairs in the basement. The men are threatening, but will leave if the man gives them his “scrips”, credit notes they believe he has a large supply of. Suddenly, men wearing air filtration masks burst in when Renton resists them he’s rendered unconscious. It’s early in the morning and there’s a woman (whose name is Hannah) sleeping next to him. In the future, the man (whose name is Renton) wakes with a start. The man attempts to escape and is killed in the process. The men are threatening, but will leave if the man gives them his “scrips”, credit notes they believe he has a large supply of. When he wakes for the second time, he and the woman are tied to chairs in the basement. Suddenly, men wearing air filtration masks burst in when the man resists them he’s rendered unconscious. It’s early in the morning and there’s a woman (Taylor) sleeping next to him. In the future, a man (Amell) wakes with a start. This is easily manageable for the genre lovers, but they too will probably not be able to suppress a number of yawning in the long run.Cast: Robbie Amell, Rachael Taylor, Shaun Benson, Gray Powell, Jacob Neayem, Adam Butcher, Tantoo Cardinal Nice promise, this film, but unfortunately the mediocre and quite tension-free effect of ARQ has killed it. What also didn't really contribute was that the acting wasn't very strong, especially by the enemy camp and that the story dragged on too much once the monkey was out of the sleeve. This was because little by little I had already lost all my attention because the makers didn't manage to keep tension in it. Much of the background story had to be visualized, obviously for budget reasons, and the finale felt a bit ant-climactic and unsatisfying. Also, the whole movie felt a bit too cheap as well. This was because I found it difficult to sit through the entire runtime because the story was told so muddled. When I saw the plot description and trailer of ARQ I was immediately sold.Īlthough the makers with the concept immediately had my attention, this attention could not be kept well. I usually find films with the timeloop principle manageable and I am not tired of the concept at the moment. Dit is prima te behappen voor de genre liefhebbers maar ook deze zullen een aantal gapen op den duur waarschijnlijk ook niet kunnen onderdrukken. Leuke belofte dus, deze film maar helaas heeft de matige en vrij spanningsloze uitwerking ARQ de das omgedaan. Wat ook niet echt bijdroeg was dat er met name door het vijandelijke kamp niet zo bijster sterk geacteerd werd en dat het verhaal teveel voortkabbelde toen de aap eenmaal uit de mouw was. Veel van het achtergrond verhaal moest je, overduidelijk vanwege budgetaire redenen, visualiseren en de finale voelde een beetje als een ant-climax en niet bevredigend aan.ĭit kwam omdat ik beetje bij beetje al mijn aandacht al verloren was omdat het de makers niet goed lukte om spanning erin te houden. Ook voelde de hele film ook een beetje te goedkoop aan. Dit kwam omdat ik het moeilijk vond de gehele speelduur uit te zitten omdat het verhaal zo warrig verteld werd. Hoewel de makers met het concept dus meteen mijn aandacht hadden kon deze aandacht niet goed vastgehouden blijven. Toen ik de plotomschrijving en trailer van ARQ zag was ik dan ook meteen verkocht. Films met het timeloop principe vind ik doorgaans goed te behappen en ik ben het concept op dit moment dan ook nog niet moe.
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