I’m a sucker for science fiction. Even more so if it involves time travel.

Along comes Primer (2005), which I hadn’t heard of until I stumbled across it while perusing Netflix’s on-demand selections.

Four moonlighting entrepreneurs leading the typical mundane life, searching for more ways to make money. Two of these guys stumble into inventing a time machine (as Laura says: rent it!). It turns into an exercise in philosophy, and from there mutates into a never-ending chain-effect conundrum. Or something. I’d probably need to re-watch and take notes to really follow along with the amount of detail available to the viewer.

But it’s not the sci-fi, nor creative story, that allows Primer to succeed. It’s, quite simply, the lack of that familiar movie framework which is essentially required in today’s movies.

There really is no end to this movie, it rolls the end credits with unresolved issues. I don’t mind this, but it’s something that today’s average viewer may want.

To that point, there is no beginning, either. At least, not when you get about 3/4 in and, well, I’m not giving any spoilers.

Highly recommended if you have any hint of interest in science-fiction.