Review of Project Almanac (2015) by Iamthewalrus26 — 29 Mar 2016

I'll admit that for the first 15 minutes I hated it, and that was all due to the camera work. This is a found footage movie and it shows the shaky cam moments are irritating and some of the more adventurous angles are awkward and detract from the experience.

Otherwise this is a fun, fresh take on the time travel movie. The acting is serviceable and effective, but it's nothing special. The plot explores what would happen if unimaginable circumstances were foisted upon teens. In this respect it reminds me a lot of Chronicle. Some of the individual scenes are great especially the repeated attempts in Chemistry class and the sister getting back at her bully. The narrative does a good job of coherently string these scenes together coherently. Most of the characters are well developed and feel human especially the lead but excluding the sister. Even that adds to the experience as she is the one "filming" and takes on the silent protagonist allowing an immersion factor that is rare in film.The last third has a great sense of build and culminates in an ending that put my jaw to the floor. An even more jarring twist occurs in the credits when it is revealed that Micheal Bay produced this film.