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Primer

Rated PG-13 for brief language.

PG-13 In Theaters 10/8/2004 , 80min.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Doesn't always work, but it challenges, nonetheless. Full Review
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
Frustrating as I ultimately found it, Primer is undeniably geek heaven. For everyone else, it's a nice antidote to big-budget bogusness. Full Review
Dana Stevens
The New York Times
At a certain point, Mr. Carruth's fondness for complexity and indirection crosses the line between ambiguity and opacity, but I hasten to add that my bafflement is colored by admiration. Full Review
Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
May be too clever for its own good. Essentially, it's the story of weekend scientists who build a time machine in a suburban garage. But this nearly gets lost in a miasma of technical jargon and scientific conjecture. Full Review
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
Consider Primer a successful lab experiment with, as they might say in techie chat rooms, significant indie-cred applications, IMHO. Oh, and :-). Full Review