Synchronicity

Polished and clever, though not quite so engrossing or memorable as one might have hoped ...

Having such a small number of characters, like the limitations caused by budgetary constraints, might sound like a recipe for creative claustrophobia, but Gentry turns these givens to his advantage ...

"Synchronicity," a low-budget misfire about time and love, could use some exploding heads, dialogue and ideas.

Sententiousness can be enjoyable when it's intentional and dispensed in small doses. "Synchronicity" gets the dosage wrong.

A dialogue-heavy genre exercise that's smart about the philosophical implications of messing with the timeline but sophomoric when it comes to telling a good story.

The film could double as a metaphor for itself, a time machine constructed entirely of used components, with so little distance from its influences that it lacks its own utility.

Gentry's script plays cleverly within the rules of the sandbox it creates, and its introduction of romantic themes and a fully believable relationship help, but Synchronicity doesn't quite get where it means to go.

Synchronicity is a wonderfully clever sci-fi outing that rises above certain trappings that would have ultimately tripped up a director with a lesser vision and ability at the helm.

A thought-provoking but clumsy sci-fi time bender.

... features some intriguing science-fiction concepts overwhelmed by plenty of pretentious gibberish.

It's one to see twice, at least, and I'm already looking forward to my second go at this world.