Review of Retroactive (1997) by Demonic N — 29 Jan 2005

I saw this movie a few weeks ago when I bought it for Xmas. It was cool looking & delivered the action but a little over the top at times, esp. the shooting scenes. James Belushi is Frank Lloyd, a violent & hot-headed redneck who kills his wife Rayanne. Kylie Travis is Karen Warren, the bombshell heroine who finds a time machine at a top secret lab & uses it over & over again to keep the murder from happening. She relives the same events over & over again, but each time there's a plot twist which adds fuel to the fire & makes things worse. Frank Whaley is Brian, a scientist who uses the machine for experiments with rats so he sets the machine to handle only 10-20 minute trips back in time. Karen the 1st time around goes back by accident, but she uses the machine 3 times more to get things done right.

The pros are the acting is good, the music is decent for sci-fi action, the camerawork is good, & the story is solid. The cons are the dialogue seem a little cheesy for an action movie, but not too much, the special effects are a bit weak, but the flick's not special effects centered, so no biggie there, & the action scenes are somewhat over the top at times, esp. the explosions & shootouts between Frank & Karen.

This is a good movie which will appeal to both sci-fi & action buffs, but more to action. It is a good thriller with a violent & abusive villain & good-looking blonde bombshell heroine. I love it a lot & gave it a 6 out of 10. :).