Review of Yesterday Was a Lie (2009) by Greg W — 02 Apr 2011

I dig low budget science fiction. Sometimes the most creative stuff comes out of it. And though this movie canâ(TM)t go on a list with Primer or Monsters, it's still interesting and worth checking out if you're similarly inclined.

It reminded me a bit of the TV movie version of The Lathe of Heaven from the early 80s (or late 70s?), though not nearly as good. There's a lot of psychological mumbo-jumbo, mixed with some New Age nonsense and some theoretic physics.

And sometimes that mix works, while other times, not so much. The movie's biggest fault is that it's too long. While I found myself surprisingly engrossed in the first half, I started to drift at about the middle point, and by the ending I was starting to get antsy and watch the clock.

I'm not sure why the choice was made to give the whole thing a pseudo-noir vibe, but I actually liked that quite a bit, especially early on where it added to surrealism when someone would whip out a cell phone.

So, while I canâ(TM)t suggest you run right out and see it, it's not too bad.