Film No. 65 (2014) September 11th. 6:30 PM PARADISO Northbridge.
The Infinite Man
The Infinite Man is yet another product from The South Australian Film Corporation. Films backed by this Corporation are often packed with fresh ideas and images. This low budget effort is no exception as it explores the Rom Com genre through the Sci Fi device of time travel.
Dean (Josh McConville) is in love with Lana (Hannah Marshall), but their relationship is teetering. We meet them in the oddest of circumstance, at an isolated motel complex in a barren land. The relationship has gone flat, Dean has in his mind, through meticulous planning, a series of activities to rekindle the magic of love. Unfortunately a "fly in the ointment" turns up in the form of Lana's ex, Terry played brilliantly by Alex Dimitriades.
The weekend is a disaster, Lana exits but Dean will not give up. He stays on at this soulless complex, for a year, using his inventiveness (a time travel gismo) to recreate the fateful weekend we have just witnessed in the hope of getting Lana back.
Lana has a line late in the film, which goes "Why do you have to make things so complicated?" I couldn't help but feel the need to ask writer director Hugh Sullivan the same question. But then again with time travel films there is always a puzzle to ponder and The Infinite Man is no exception. The film is fresh, new and well cast; I just got confused. But hey, sometimes you strike a smart film but your mindset is all wrong. Perhaps that was me on this occasion. 6GUMS.
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