What would you do if you had a chance to relive just one day over and over? Try to change your destiny? Change the world? Change your life? In a 24 hour rewind you wouldn’t think that there would be a huge opportunity to change very much. Three “twenty-somethings” find out just how life changing a repeated second chance is in this brilliant little film from Canada.
Written by Arne Olsen (Relic Hunter, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie) and directed by Carl Bessai (Severed, Normal) Repeaters is the story of three inmates of a drug rehabilitation centre in Mission City. Kyle Halstead (Dustin Milligan), Sonia Logan (Amanda Crew) and Michael Weeks (Richard De Clerk) all hang out together and one event filled day they become caught in a time warp that results in them re-living that day repeatedly.
The combination of great story-line and great performances by the lead actors made this spontaneous purchase of an 8 pound DVD turn into a real gem of a film.
The publicity/marketing for the film states that the film is like Taken meets Groundhog Day. Now that sounds good, but in my humble opinion the film is more like Groundhog Day meets Flatliners.
My only real problem with the film was the lead actors resemblance’s to other actors and (in one case) to one of my first cousins. The most obvious one was Amanda Crew who looked so much like Jennifer Love Hewitt that I kept wondering how she’d managed to look so young. Obviously the film makers saw this resemblance as they never lost an opportunity to put a knit hat on her head that enhanced the likeness.
Still, resemblances aside, the actors did a magnificent job in the film. The three of them interacted with each other and other characters in the film, brilliantly.
The best thing about the film, was their evolving feelings about the repetitious day. Denial, acceptance, enjoyment, disillusionment. and realisation. Unfortunately, the two male characters had more of a story arch than the female lead, but despite the slight annoyance of this fact the film still delivered a pretty impressive punch.
There is not a whole lot of information available on this 2010 Canadian independent film, but they do still have a website: Repeaters.
If you get a chance, check this film out. This is the third Canadian film to completely blow me away and it’s left me with a growing admiration for my “first cousins” and their creative ability.
A real 5 star film about a supernatural event that will blow you away.
Watch this film.
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You obviously have excellent taste in films! LOL Thanks for stopping by and commenting, cheers mate! 😀
I watched this movie on Netfix randomly one day and absolutely fell in love. Such a great great movie!
Ugh!
not overly fond is an understatement xD he makes my skin crawl! lol
I’ve gotta admit, I’m not overly fond of him…
Nope, nope can’t stand the bloke! Even The Campaign was painful and that was Zach Galifianakis (who I adore!) there’s just something about him I don’t like
Aw! Farrell! Not even in Elf?? LOL
Well thank god for that! 😛 any film with him in is an immediate no for me…him and Will Ferrell.
Thanks mate! The only thing it has in common is the repeated day thing…and it definitely does not have Bill Murray in it! LOL
Sounds like an interesting film 🙂
Although, I despise Groundhog Day! Maybe because it’s Bill Murray, who I find about as funny as tooth ache. The only thing I can bear him in is Zombieland…because he gets shot!
Nice review though 😀
🙂
I really like the original with Bill Murray.