I often find time loop movies frustrating because there’s usually some plot hole, or time travel is used as a convenient deus ex machina (looking at you, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), but Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes was just a pure delight. They stuck so tightly to the concept and the rules they established, and I love that the movie takes a kind of silly concept and just pursues it to the end.
Also, the runtime is…
I almost feel like I shouldn’t give this 5 stars because it was too much fun? Like a 5 star movie has to make me suffer a little or something? But this movie is perfect and I’d give it 6 stars if I could.
The attention to detail! They made ropes specifically for the movie because modern ropes don’t twist the right way! The accurate portrayal of naval battles in the Napoleonic era! The beautiful, non-toxic male friendships! The sound…
This movie was mesmerizingly relevant in the year 2025, and I wish to god it wasn’t.
