Review of Primer (2004) by Diego T — 04 Jan 2014

Interesting story but way too confusing. Hard to focus.

This review of Primer (2004) was written by Diego T on 04 Jan 2014.

Primer has generally received positive reviews.

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By Adam T (636) on 18 Feb 2017

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By Ryan H (2,006) on 01 Aug 2016

Simple.. they are confused as we are.. a new genre of realism. I liked it.. not a time pass movie.. but a must watch for movie lovers…

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By Jon D (534) on 17 Jul 2016

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2023, and I only started watching this moving, first of all, wtf is going on, I have never felt in my life confused about watching a movie,…

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One of those purposely head-scratching films meant to be viewed more than once…

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