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  Review by Andrew | A.J. ½ 11

  88 minutes. 
  60 seconds in a minute. 
  That's 5,280 seconds. 
  Not for a single one of those did I have any idea what the fuck was happening.

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  Review by sladecamilleri ★★★★

  Oh, cool, it's another Groundhog Day: Me 5 minutes into the film.
  Oh, wow... That was really impressive: Me at the end of the film 

  A fresh and exciting take on the timeloop concept, and one that proves that small scale sci-fi can be just as powerful as a Tom Cruise fronted Blockbuster.

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  Review by Goliwadekar ★★★ 2

  In the sub-genre with the time loop concept, here is a film which is fairly unique, where the protagonist takes only a few minutes to realise that it is a time loop and not half an hour deciphering less important things. With a war/apocalyptic scenario running in the background, we learn more about it and the Arcing Recursive Quine (ARQ). It brushes the learning curve aside and speaks to the viewer and basically says, "You already know what time loop is, here is a new take that we have come up with."

  This was the first film I had seen on Netflix, which feels like a long time ago now. While I was not blown away with it, I would…

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  Review by DirkH ★★★

  If ever you needed a prime example of an 'in-between-movie', this is it.

  At a lean 88 minutes, ARQ does not mess about in its opening minutes. At breakneck speed it thrusts us in a plot centred around what is perhaps sci-fi's most consistent lover, the good old time loop.

  I love stories like this. For me there's always an automatic enjoyment in tagging along with the characters stuck in the loop, trying to get out. Premises like this are an easy target for paradoxes and silly sci-fi shenanigans and I have to say that ARQ tapdances around them pretty well.

  The irony of this film does lie a bit in the fact that the plot tends to repeat itself just a bit too often. It also takes a bit too long to fully establish the backstory. In the end though it wraps up everything nicely, making it an excellent way to spend a few well deserved minutes of escapism.

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  Review by Jesse ★★

  Netflix has an amazing superpower. They have the power to turn high concept ideas into the most boring films imaginable.

  TUDUM!

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  Review by hllambis ★★½

  If you're going to make a movie in which everything repeats itself over and over again, make that what is repeated is interesting (as in Memento for example), otherwise it will become a mediocre plot, multiplied by 10

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  Review by Marianna Neal ★★★ 1

  What can I say? I freaking love time loops!
  This wasn't a masterpiece or anything, but totally valid as a quick sci-fi movie with a cool concept and solid execution. Nothing too special, but worth watching once, if you're a fan of the genre.

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  Review by Lebowskidoo 🇨🇦 🎬 🍿 ★★★½

  Time loop sci-fi thriller...wait, I can sense you losing interest in this review already, and I get that! There have been a few too many of those lately. This one is pretty contained but manages to seem larger than it actually is due to some interesting ideas, good acting and sudden twists.

  My only complaint being that it is so contained in the same area for so long with the same people doing the same things over and over that you feel like you're stuck in the time loop too.

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  Review by Flo Lieb ★★★ 2

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  Review by Dawson Joyce ★★★★

  A compelling post-apocalyptic tale, a tense and claustrophobic home invasion thriller, and an exciting, surprisingly fresh time travel film, Tony Elliott's ARQ is a sleek, twisty, and unique sci-fi gem with a strong cast, terrific production values, and complex, interesting characters.

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  Review by Darius 🇵🇸 ★★★½

  “I’m just some fool engineer trying to solve the world’s energy crisis.” - Renton “Ren”

  Tony Elliott’s ARQ is a American-Canadian science fiction action film. The film follows an engineer whose invention causes a time loop during a home invasion. He attempts to save his former love, while learning who has targeted him and why. The film stars Robbie Amell, Rachael Taylor, Shaun Benson, Gray Powell, Jacob Neayem, and Adam Butcher. 
    The film’s ensemble cast led by Amell all gives intriguing, captivating performances. The screenplay leans more into the usual time loop tropes but somehow manages to feel unique with its narrative and character arcs are decently handled with some emotional weight behind Renton and Hannah’s actions. The cinematography and score is fairly good. This isn’t a revolutionary sci-fi film but I had an enjoyable time watching it and Robbie Amell does an exceptional job with his performance.

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  Review by MadAlakzam ★★★

  Interessanter Zeitschleifenthriller mit einigen unerwartet smarten Ideen, der das Subgenre nicht neu definiert, aber ein willkommener und runder Zusatz ist. Mich persönlich interessiert immer wie ein Regisseur die Prämisse von Zeitreisen und -schleifen individuell auslegt, so ist es auch immer spannend zu sehen, wie die Figuren im Film adaptieren und den Plot definieren, wobei einige Entscheidungen hier doch eher im Sinne der Laufzeit fragwürdig bleiben. Solide Darsteller, gute Optik und eine dynamische Handlung sorgen dafür, dass benannte Prämisse auch spannend bleibt, obwohl sich der Twist bedauerlicherweise relativ früh verrät.
  Zusätzlich spielt das Szenario von ARQ in einer Dystopie, von der so wenig wie möglich erzählt wird, um die Mysterie aufrechtzuerhalten.