There are some nice twists, though, so maybe that will keep you interested. But it doesn’t really help, and, instead, ARQ feels unimportant and dull. I was hopeful that the somewhat short runtime (almost 90 minutes) would help the film in feeling fresh and exciting. The one thing that must not happen in time-loop films is that the story becomes monotonous. The antagonists were especially disappointing. And I never really cared about the characters. Rachael Taylor did a better job of selling her relationships, but outside of those two performances there wasn’t really anything to be excited for. Robbie Amell, who you may remember from The Flash or The Tomorrow People, plays the lead in the film, and I while I thought he did a solid job, I wasn’t sold on him being the character he was playing. It is just one location, there are only, like, a handful of characters, and the effects aren’t all that convincing. ARQ is well-directed and pretty well-written but I don’t think it was executed all that well.Īnd it isn’t because of the low-budget feel of ARQ. Groundhog Day, Source Code, and Edge of Tomorrow are all films I really enjoyed. It sees more one than character stuck in the time loop, and explores a single location in a post-apocalyptic world.ĪRQ isn’t a must-watch, but I normally always enjoy films like this one. The newest Netflix Original Film – ARQ – is a time-loop science fiction film starring Robbie Amell and Rachael Taylor, and is directed by Tony Elliott – a former story editor and writer for the excellent science fiction show Orphan Black. The following is a quick review of ARQ, a Netflix Original Film.
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