Review of ARQ (2016) by Sebastianali — 30 Aug 2022

ARQ is a movie that, I can't really say much, and if I did, it would just add padding to the review. Well, to be honest, it does have some good points, like the concept itself is very interesting, and the protagonist is not bad at all, managing to put you in the situation. The main problem with the movie is that it is so, so little innovative that you will end up predicting a large part of the events that occur. Not all, of course, and there are moments in the film where it tries to go to another way to surprise the viewer, such as when the film explains why both groups wanted the ARQ, how it works exactly, or the ending, which closes with a paradox that results interesting to think about, although very forced and leaving many plot holes. And that is another serious problem with the movie, all the lore that surrounds it. It's almost like I'm watching a sequel. No, there is no sequel. But the way it's told is as if we already had to know several things from long ago. We don't know anything about the war, what exactly happens outside the house (which is where practically the whole movie takes place), and the true intentions of the company. I don't even mention the rest of the characters because they are cliches, only the protagonist managed to get my attention from time to time, and if there is something that I liked, it is how with each repetition he was changing his actions little by little to try to improve them, and how there were times when the antagonists were left with some memory of the previous timeline and act accordingly. It's nothing to write home about, but it was more or less well executed.

Overall, I can say that it is a fairly mediocre movie, but I can still recommend it to pass some time, since it leaves you more or less thinking about some parts, especially at the end, but nothing more.