The larger questions Coherence asks us to consider about parallel worlds are interesting, if not exactly original, while absurdist touches help elevate it from more traditional thrillers.
Coherence
Rearrange your brain.
2014 · 1h 29m · NOT RATED
Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
James Ward Byrkit
Overview
Four couples gather for dinner the night a mysterious and powerful comet passes overhead.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
At once a suspenseful mind game and a wily mash-up of surreal quantum physics theories, this low-cost thriller proves that something approaching brilliance is not just a function of budget.
The film's not perfect-the hand-held camerawork sometimes distracts from the unnerving mood-but it's a good, spooky mind-bender.
[The] surprises, while cleverly doled out over the film's brisk 88-minute running time, don't entirely offset the general displeasure of spending time with this particular circle of friends, lovers and old flames ...
Coherence is a gentle film, but you walk away from it with your brain on fire.
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