It's going to be difficult to critique this movie without giving out massive spoilers, but I will try my best. About the most I will reveal is that the plot of the movie revolves around time travel, though I think the majority of viewers will realize that is going on in the first fifteen or so minutes. Anyway, you have to be pretty ingenious to make a time travel story plausible, and while the movie thinks it's pretty smart, it really isn't. As other IMDb users have pointed out, once you have watched the entire movie and learned what is going on and why, it doesn't make sense. It seems to indicate that time travel CAN work and CAN'T work. Not only that, the screenplay also falls far short with the narrative of the obsessed police officer going through the years, not explaining fully how he learned so much between acts. Also, there are glaring plot holes elsewhere, ranging from why the high tech device found in 1988 is never analyzed, why witnesses are not fully questioned after incidents, and also why the time travelling woman needed an airplane. Though I admit that the movie was not boring, the lack of clear and proper explanation prevented me from getting enough enjoyment.
In the Shadow of the Moon
2019
Action / Crime / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
In the Shadow of the Moon
2019
Action / Crime / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
57% - Critics
40% - Audience
6.2Keywords: serial killerdetectivetime travelhospitalfather daughter relationship
Plot summary
In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas Lockhart (Boyd Holbrook),hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer who mysteriously resurfaces every nine years. But when the killer's crimes begin to defy all scientific explanation, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.
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Movie Reviews
Good beginning, but then starts falling apart
weird one
Picked this one out of the blue on Netflix. Not knowing what it was going to be, no research whatsoever to see whats it all about.
Glad that I have seen it, this was a hell of a ride. Starting as like a serial killer is out there this one turns into something like The Terminator. Excellent performances espescially from Boyd Holbrook. Great story that you can't see coming.
Nice to see Michael C. Hall again, been a while.
If you like your flicks weird then this is one to see. Not one boring moment.
Gore 1/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 4/5 Comedy 0/5
Didn't expect the expecting
I would say half way the movie go just clearly it's at terminator story. Even the concept is similar, but the end is full of surprise. Love how the story was written and think deeply, it makes sense most of the time. Watch it you will know what I'm talking about. Cannot fast forward of this movie. Every minutes matters.