This mystery sifi drama parable about a man’s convoluted journey along the many different possible paths of his life was nothing like I expected. Jared Leto and his younger counterparts, Toby Regbo and Thomas Byrne, were excellent choices for the roles, but I can’t get over how much Leto as Nemo looks like a grown-up Harry Potter. It’s absolutely mind-blowing. I also really enjoyed Juno Temple’s performance. The story, however, was a convoluted amalgamation of parallel timelines, visions and fantasies that was a bit hard to follow, somewhere between “Inception”, “The Fountain” and “Benjamin Button”. It looked a lot like a Darren Aronofsky film and I did not understand the ending at all. But the message is clear: we all constantly make choices in life that shape our paths. Would we be able to choose if we knew the outcome of each choice? Does it really matter how we choose, because how do we know time is constant and irreversible? Though the film is quite long, and feels that way too as we stumble from scene to scene in search of a red thread, it may warrant repeat viewing.
Technically, this seemed like a challenging project. There were many different scenarios that required separate concepts to help the viewer orientate themselves. A lot of locations were utilised (anything from New York to Mars). The directing and editing was great, though. Some excellent shot transitions were used, turning your head even more. All in all, an interesting film somewhere between mystery thriller, sifi, psycho-drama and philosophical parable. 3/5
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