This is another one of those films that you should know very little about before you see it. The line above is all you really need to know.
Love can make you do strange things. I am a huge fan of films where someone makes a big grand romantic gesture for the person they love. While it is a bit silly, building a time machine is pretty grand. Writer Derek Connolly has created some excellent characters here who have very different personalities and found a way to bring them together when they normally may not have met. He also manages to build up tension as to whether the absurd proposition of the main character could really be true. Darius is like the audience, constantly probing Kenneth to find out if he has really built a time machine. But Kenneth is so charming that you fall under his spell and like Darius you come to believe him. These are two people who have been hurt by love and so become convinced that this strange scheme might help make the hurt go away. I think the romantics in the audience will be more susceptible to fall for the scheme as well.
Aubrey Plaza is simply amazing in this film. She is given a wonderful character arc to work with and really runs with it. She starts off as the cold cynic but this soon melts and she falls for the crazy man. You can slowly see her character change over the course of the film. Equally as brilliant is Mark Duplass. He is so charming as Kenneth that you easily fall under his spell. Jake M. Johnson is excellent as Jeff. His character provides most of the films humour which he does wonderfully. I also liked his character's sub plot. Karan Soni is delightful as the naive Arnau.
One of those films for the romantics amongst you. An unconventional romantic comedy/drama which will surely have you cheering at the end. I certainly did.
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