Sundance Movie Review: 'In the Blink of an Eye' Fumbles Sci-Fi

Sundance movie review: 'In the Blink of an Eye' fumbles sci-fi

"In the Blink of an Eye," which premiered Monday at the Sundance Film Festival, aspires to synthesize bold scientific ideas with human emotion.

‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Review: Andrew Stanton’s Latest Is Ambitious and Affecting

Andrew Stanton’s beautiful, beguiling “In the Blink of an Eye” follows disparate characters across three distinct time periods – in primordial times a family of Neanderthals (led by Jorge Vargas and Tanaya Beatty) endure harsh conditions along a leafy coast; in contemporary New England a pair of eggheads (Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs) fall in love; and in the far-flung future a space colonist (Kate McKinnon) is tasked with populating a new pla…

‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Review: Andrew Stanton’s First Live-Action Movie Since ‘John Carter’ Is a Dreadful Straight-to-Hulu ‘Cloud Atlas’ Ripoff

Telling three parallel stories at various points in time, Stanton's film spans 47,000 years in search of a single believable moment.