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Coherence (2013)

Director:
James Ward Byrkit
COUNTRY
USA
GENRE
Science Fiction / Thriller / Drama
NORWEGIAN TITLE
Coherence
RUNNING TIME
89 minutes
Producer:
James Ward Byrkit
Screenwriter:
James Ward Byrkit


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING
Emily Emily Baldoni ½
Kevin Maury Sterling ½
Mike Nicholas Brendon ½
Beth Elizabeth Gracen
Amir Alex Manugian ½
Laurie Lauren Maher
Hugh Hugo Armstrong
Lee Lorene Scafaria ½

 

Review

Coherence hints to its own effect in the title: Yes, this is quite the coherent film about parallel universes, at least compared to most fiction based on theories such as the ones presented here. And while this - and the very pleasant fact that the conversations between these four dinner-partying 30-something couples feel remarkably natural and free-flowing - is a fine basis for an effective sci-fi / psychological thriller, writer/director James Ward Byrkit ultimately goes so far with his ideas on a pure quantitative level that it's hard for us to keep caring - both about his story and about these characters. Their actions and behaviour here implies a very mechanistic explanation of the human mind which you'll have to buy into in order for this film to feel completely, well, coherent.

Copyright © 24.8.2014 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang

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