Timecrimes
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Stars: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
The Plot: After being subjected to a bizarre attack, a man (Elejalde) is transported one hour back in time, where he meets himself, then introduced to events that will lead up to an unthinkable — but preventable? — crime.
It seems as though this year, more so than in any past year, any non-U.S. film that generates Stateside buzz is snatched up and put on the development track to Remakeville. That’s the case with short filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo’s feature debut, which is being handled by Children of Men screenwriter Tim Sexton as a potential project for David Cronenberg. While Timecrimes hasn’t received the same favorable-across-the-board reception as, say, Let the Right One In (which will be directed by Cloverfield‘s Matt Reeves for a January 2010 release, FYI) it just might fare better with a slightly re-tinkered premise, if you believe one of the smarter online reviewers out there.
