- Director : Craig Singer
- Actors : Michael Reed, Augie Duke, Armen Garo, Joshua Matthew Smith, Remy Ma
- Media Format : Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 36 minutes
- Release date : March 22, 2022
- Studio : Well Go Usa
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
As many time loop narratives have been used in
TV and film in recent years, new approaches to the trope are likely to be met
with critical comparisons. This does not work in favor of 6:45, a horror
film with a time loop set-up but none of the entertainment value found in Happy
Death Day. At the same time, even if there was nothing to compare it to, 6:45
is unobjectively bad filmmaking.
Bobby Patterson
(Michael Reed) takes his girlfriend Jules Rable (Augie Duke) for a weekend away
in an island vacation town after a major fight but finds himself trapped in a
nightmare that won’t end. The film begins with their arrival in the sleepy
town, which is suspiciously missing other tourists. They have odd encounters with
Gene (Armen Garo), the creepy manager of the inn they are staying at and run
into an assortment of off-putting locals, but the film really kicks into gear
after the couple is murdered by a shadowy stranger following them.
After watching
his girlfriend murdered in front of his eyes, Bobby is also killed and wakes up
at the start of their first day on the island. While Jules has no memory of the
events Bobby is aware that the entire day is repeating itself. Even after
making adjustments to avoid the killer, events play out in a similar manner and
Bobby finds himself in an endless loop. Every day he wakes in the vacation town
and must watch Jules die before being killed himself.
Although time
loop narratives don’t always feel obligated to give a reason for the supernatural
events, 6:45 leads to a twist reveal that is even more disappointing than
ambiguity. Worse than that, it feels insulting to the audience. But even
without a terrible ending, 6:45 often feels like a bad dream. The
dialogue is cliché and unengaging, and the central relationship in the movie
suffers as a result.
There are never enough reasons to
care about the couple, which makes their deaths feel inconsequential. Repetition
of events provide nothing new beyond extending the length of the screen
duration to feature film length. With no sub-plot or side characters of
importance, this is highly problematic. There is little reason for the audience
to care enough about the story, unless it is curiosity to see how it ends. And
that is likely to be unsatisfying.
There are no worthwhile special
features on the disc. The high definition presentation of the Blu-ray simply makes
the shortcomings of the filmmaking even more apparent. There really are very
few reasons to rent or purchase this. Even family members of the cast might be
better off avoiding 6:45, so that way they don’t have to struggle to
find something nice to say.
Entertainment Value:
3/10
Quality of
Filmmaking: 2/10
Historical
Significance: 0/10
Special Features: 0/10
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