“"Primer is what happens when two mid-level IT guys stumble into a time loop and decide to whisper through the whole movie so no one can tell they're ." — Rotten Tomatoes Reviewer ” Rotten Tomatoes
The film is dense with authentic-sounding scientific jargon and lacks traditional exposition.
“"The movie never looks cheap, because every shot looks as it must look... It is maddening, fascinating and completely successful." — Roger Ebert” Roger Ebert · 21 years ago
The story follows two engineers, Abe and Aaron, who accidentally discover a method of time travel while working on a side project in their garage. Unlike most sci-fi films, Primer does not "dumb down" its concepts for the audience.
Beyond the physics, the film is a moral puzzle focusing on the erosion of trust, scientific addiction, and the human inability to control the consequences of such a discovery. Production and Visuals
