Synopsis
Nick and Janine live in bliss until her ex warps time to try to tear them apart by using Nick's old girlfriend. As Nick's memories and reality disappear, he must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save -- or let go of -- everything he loves.
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Cast
- Leslie Odom Jr.Nick Mikkelsen
- Cynthia ErivoJanine Mikkelsen
- Freida PintoAlex Leslie
- Jadyn WongZoe Mikkelsen
- Orlando BloomTommy Hambleton
- Ulka Simone MohantyDonna
- Elizabeth WeinsteinAna
- Gourav ShahTate
- Hiro KanagawaTattersall
- Charles SinghElliot
Recommendations
- 67
The Film Stage
I don’t think John Ridley’s Needle in a Timestack (adapted from the short story by Robert Silverberg) quite reaches the full potential of its conceit, but it comes close while overcoming any early preconceptions. - 65
Polygon
Needle in a Timestack lacks the interior worldbuilding necessary to pull off its heartstring-tugging intentions, and the result is a movie that unintentionally confirms how no good ever comes from men who obsessively refuse to leave women alone. - 50
Austin Chronicle
It’s the lack of tension, overlong running time, and ultimately mawkish message that makes Needle a nonstarter. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
The movie is almost all conversations, most of which are intriguing and sensitively structured, with little action. It’s enough, but not worth changing the world for. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Odom, surely one of the busiest actors working today, gives a committed performance but lacks chemistry with either of his onscreen wives. A sense of lightness, of fun, of the alchemy between two people is missing, though it would seem crucial to drive the story. - 50
RogerEbert.com
As it turns out, this literary curiosity proves to be far more interesting than the finished film, which takes an undeniably interesting premise and then fails to make good use of it. - 50
Screen Rant
While Needle in a Timestack aims to be profound, it loses itself within the sci-fi premise rather than exploring the central romance in any detail. - 33
IndieWire
Though the movie is clearly enamored with its own creativity, it’s not fun for anyone else. The title alone has already inspired titters online, and the movie is just as clunky and overwrought.
