Primer is a very low budget film in which four young entrepreneurs work together in their spare time to build something that will make them wealthy. They’re all smart guys and quite idealistic. After considerable trial and error, what they get is a kind of time travel device which creates all sorts of possibilities and dilemmas.
I came across this film sort of by accident. It was the title and premise that made me give it a shot and for the most part I was pleasantly surprised. The characters did a lot of what I considered I might do with a time machine. It did hurt my brain at times to keep up with everything but I didn’t mind the challenge. This film has few, real special effects but manages to make the time travel device seem plausible. None of the actors are well known and in truth, the film didn’t require incredible amounts of acting chops. The story is the star here.
This film isn’t for everyone. It’s definitely low budget Sci-Fi and while it can be confusing at times, it was also interesting and rather intelligent. I consider it worth checking out and give it a 3 and a half out of 5 marks. On a good day I’d give it a 4.