Synopsis
Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury, Fredrick realizes the only way to stop the visions lies deep within his own memories, so he embarks on a terrifying mental odyssey to learn the truth.
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Cast
- Dylan O'BrienFred Fitzell
- Hannah GrossKaren
- Emory CohenSebastian
- Keir GilchristAndre
- Maika MonroeCindy Williams
- Liisa Repo-MartellMrs. Fitzell
- Amanda BrugelEvelyn
- A.C. PetersonMr. MacDonald
- Aaron PoolePierced Man
- Maika HarperTattooed Woman
- 68
Paste Magazine
Flashback certainly isn’t perfect, and despite the effort it took to fully immerse myself in the narrative in a way that made sense, there is something admirable about the message it wants to put out in the world. - 60
The Guardian
This pulpy multiverse brain-teaser is reasonably compelling to watch – at least in this reality. In another, it’s straight to video garbage, and in yet another, it’s won the Palme d’Or. - 50
RogerEbert.com
And it mostly doesn’t quite work, because Fred, as written by MacBride and played by Dylan O’Brien, just isn’t a compelling character. - 40
Variety
The movie’s pileup of dislocating side-swipes from any tangible here/now is intriguing and well-crafted to a degree many genre fans will find exciting. But others will be justified in wondering if all this stylish, increasingly frenetic sleight-of-hand obscures scant substance.