There are some good ideas, but I was disappointed not to get an ending that pieced everything together into a satisfying chain of events. The film provokes questions, all right, but too many are left unanswered.
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04/28/09
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:7
Rotten:12
Average Rating:4.4/10
Theatrical Release:24-04-2009
Synopsis: In this clever British comedy from director Gareth Carrivick, three down-on-their-luck lads meet for a pint and find themselves sucked into a hilarious time-travel adventure via the pub bathroom.... [More]
Starring: Chris O'Dowd, Marc Wootton, Dean Lennox Kelly, Anna Faris
Director: Gareth Carrivick
Reviews for Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
1 - 19 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Through no particular fault of the performers, it is pointless, perfunctory and painfully unfunny.
04/28/09
While entertaining, this feels like it belongs on TV.
04/28/09
Overcoming a limited budget with imagination and charismatic characters, it's a minor miracle to see a British movie take on a subject matter monopolised by Hollywood and emerge on level terms.
04/25/09
A good effort, but ultimately one that may have been more suited to a TV special than a fully-fledged feature, FAQ… is like that geeky friend you really want to like - if only they'd sort out their BO problem and stop talking about Deep Space Nine.
04/25/09
An undercooked, rapidly unravelling script, low-grade production values (is that the best future costume you have?), plodding direction and an apologetically crap ending are not worth the price of a cinema ticket in these belt-tightening times.
04/25/09
While it doesn't quite achieve the same standards as its recent forebears in British genre comedy, this modest film has amiable, convoluted charm.
04/24/09
Top CriticRefreshingly, director Carrivick’s feature debut is both dark, compelling and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny.
04/24/09
Top CriticWhile hardly groundbreaking, this is smart, amusing post-pub viewing.
04/24/09
Top CriticFrequently Asked Questions About Time Travel is, unashamedly, a Mini Cooper of a film: small but nippy.
04/24/09
Top CriticThis is the worst film of the week, a dire British comedy, to which the only honest response is to soil and then set fire to the Union flag in the foyer of your local cinema.
04/24/09
Top CriticWhat do you get if you take Shaun Of The Dead, subtract the zombies and add time travel? Sadly, not Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel.
04/24/09
This engaging comedy feels like a stretched-out TV pilot, but is nicely put together, with enough laughs to make a refreshing change from usual Brit film fare..
04/24/09
A British “comedy” which is stuck in the past, a time when someone mixing up Star Wars and Star Trek was a gag.
04/24/09
The film resembles nothing so much as an indifferent and wildly over-stretched episode of space sitcom Red Dwarf.
04/24/09
One or two amusing moments, but not sustainable for 90 minutes.
04/24/09
Enjoyable comedy with likeable characters, several witty one-liners and an engaging plot, but you can't help feeling they could have done a lot more with the premise.
04/24/09
Sub-Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy rubbish.
04/24/09
"HOW hard can it be to make a film that doesn't suck?" asks bitter wannabe-screenwriter Toby early on. Anyone stumbling out of this latest Britcom would be forgiven for wondering the same thing, given that it sucks like a black hole.
04/24/09
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