Sadly Over-hyped

Lack of good storyline.

How sad is this?

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

I am super fascinated by the idea of time travel and have seen every single movie on the subject. Maybe that's why I am always expecting to finally find something new, original, something I haven't seen in like 20 other movies.Unfortunately, I failed to find it in this one. Everything was so painfully predictable that I had plenty of "facepalm" moments, which is never a good sign.It's a shame, because 90% of the reviews were positive and I had great expectations. This is exactly why I usually never go through the reviews.All in all - bad acting, bad cast, weak movie. I saw it yesterday and I already forgot what was it about!

This low-budget film out of Canada combines a clever time-travel premise with an abundance of sentimentality. Haley Joel Osment is good as the young time-traveler/scientist, who journeys through time from 2012 to 1946, to meet with the father whom he lost in the same wormhole.Gillian Anderson is also good as the bereaved wife of a husband whose secret life as a time-traveler she never knew. The plot is unfortunately mired in an unnecessary relationship of Osment's character Erol and his girlfriend, who seeks to persuade him not to take the plunge into the time warp in search of his lost father.SPOILER ALERT FOLLOWS: A golden opportunity was missed when young Erol meets his father at the moment when he attempts to have a private conversation with Albert Einstein. The father knocks on Einstein's door in Princeton, N.J. in 1946, but Einstein is out for a walk. Incredibly, the filmmakers do not follow through with what could have been a great scene with the iconic scientist.Some of the best scenes were those of young Osment with Victor Garber's character of Gramps, who is working with him on the time machine. But filled with melodramatic scenes, especially the shocking ending, "I'll Follow You Down" is overwhelmed with maudlin and mundane moments that detract from the excitement of what should have been the single-minded focus of the film: time travel.

I love time travel-themed movies (even somewhat weak ones), and I'm a fan of Gillian Anderson, but "I'll Follow You Down" is still a bad movie. The good: Gillian Anderson is in it. "I'll Follow You Down" is well shot, with very nice color and lighting. The sound is fine. The decent: The film score is fine, except that at times it sets an awkward, almost Disney-like, tone (and this film has quite a serious tone). The bad: The editing is clunky during scene breaks -- there's one fade to black that lasts so, so, so, so, so, so long that it completely takes you out of the story. The screenplay needed a couple of big rewrites and better direction. The story focused on all the wrong elements and none of the right ones. The most compelling aspect of the movie was given all of about 5 minutes. The writing was weak to the point of, at times, making good actors look bad. There's a decent plot idea but not much of a plot. The plot points that do exist are so forced that they're quite literally laughable, the most notable example being a coffee shop scene about 4/5 into the story. In an attempt to draw out the dramatic tension, a character is being so ridiculously unaware of the truth that's right in front of him/her that you wonder if the character might be mentally delayed. The bottom line: Fail.

I just finished watching the DVD "I'll follow you down" that I rented today.Jillian Anderson looks amazing, and the way she portrayed her character made my heart cry. Hayley Joel Osmet is a strong leading actor: Masculine and vulnerable, played with a deft sensitivity that I would have expected, considering his earlier work.I have been a fan of the genre for many, many years. To see such a well written, extremely well played piece sneak up on me; I'm thrilled.I hope more movies of this type are made. Being an actor, of course I'm going to say that, but truly unique writing, telling a compelling story with such magnificent possibilities that will have us talking well into the future. Now THAT is story telling!God Bless you all. You've certainly made my night!David-Graham Parker Gold Coast, Queensland Australia