Four students were murdered twenty years ago. Lucy’s (Madison Bailey) sister Summer (Antonia Gentry) was one of them. While she’s always tried to forge her own path, it’s clear that Lucy will never fill the void that Summer left behind. When she accidentally time travels, she has the chance to get to know the sister she never had. But uncovering the decades long mystery becomes difficult for if Lucy alters the timeline, she will cease to exist.
If you saw Prime’s Totally Killer from last year, then you know more or less what to expect from this film. The similarities are endless, but what I really enjoyed about Time Cut was the time period in which it was set. Being transported back to 2003 was such a nostalgia trip. Reliving the velour sweatsuits, platform flip flops, French tips and initial necklaces had me feeling like a preteen again. Throw in a banger of a soundtrack with tracks such as So Yesterday by Hilary Duff, Complicated by Avril Lavigne and All You Wanted by Michelle Branch and my heart was soaring.
The cast did a good job in their respective roles. I’ve been a fan of Bailey’s since the early days of Outer Banks and I am familiar with Gentry thanks to Ginny and Georgia. Seeing the two of them team up and as sisters was enjoyable. I felt like they had a natural chemistry. Griffin Gluck, who portrayed Quinn, was a welcome addition. I like how he helped the sisters track down the killer.
Though the film started off on the right foot, it seemed to lose its way around the midpoint mark. It started with a dip in which some scientific jargon had to be explained and then it didn’t really bounce back afterwards. I did have an inkling as to who the killer was and though I was proven right, it wasn’t in the way that I was expecting. The twist was certainly different, but ultimately confusing and could have been explained better.
Overall Time Cut is a fun little slasher flick that is perfect for this time of the year. I would have liked for it to be a bit more fleshed out and with some more gruesome kills, but the nostalgia trip alone made it worth watching.
Rating: ♥️♥️♥️
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