Film Review – I’ll Follow You Down

It’s difficult to dream up new surprises in the time travel subgenre, with many pictures covering the basics in awe and timeline complication, often coupled with suspense or action elements to keep the whole enterprise on the move. And then there’s a movie like Shane Carruth’s “Primer,” which takes a scientific approach to the event, attempting to appeal to those who’ve grown weary of flux capacitors and gaudy time machines. “I’ll Follow You Down” works on the same level of scientific discourse, only here the focus is on family and how the manipulation of time sacrifices this essential component of life. Writer/director Richie Mehta doesn’t summon the most riveting tale with “I’ll Follow You Down,” but his intentions are pure, striving to rework the subgenre from a more human standpoint. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com