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The Laplace's Demon (2017) N
A group of researchers developing models to predict seemingly random and complex events (like to how many shards does a glass break into) is invited by a mysterious and recluse professor to his remote house on a small island.
The Laplace's Demon is quite ambitious for a small budget B-movie. It circumvents its budgetary limitations by forgoing realistic settings and instead aims towards something slightly resembling old silent films. For the most part its visual style works and it's almost surprisingly beautiful.
Story isn't my favorite style of scifi; it genuinely feels like an extended episode of The Twilight Zone (fortunately it's a good episode though). As a result the story is somewhat predictable but I still like the concept (free will in the world of classical physics and the idea of clockwork universe). It's pretty solid script if you don't have to nitpick about the science.
Sadly there's one important aspect of the film that's really bad. Acting is terrible even for a B-film such as The Laplace's Demon. The woman playing Sophia is only decent actor and others range from bad to worse. The man who takes them to the island is probably the worst of the bunch. Acting isn't enough to ruin the film but it definitely keeps it from being good.
A group of researchers developing models to predict seemingly random and complex events (like to how many shards does a glass break into) is invited by a mysterious and recluse professor to his remote house on a small island.
The Laplace's Demon is quite ambitious for a small budget B-movie. It circumvents its budgetary limitations by forgoing realistic settings and instead aims towards something slightly resembling old silent films. For the most part its visual style works and it's almost surprisingly beautiful.
Story isn't my favorite style of scifi; it genuinely feels like an extended episode of The Twilight Zone (fortunately it's a good episode though). As a result the story is somewhat predictable but I still like the concept (free will in the world of classical physics and the idea of clockwork universe). It's pretty solid script if you don't have to nitpick about the science.
Sadly there's one important aspect of the film that's really bad. Acting is terrible even for a B-film such as The Laplace's Demon. The woman playing Sophia is only decent actor and others range from bad to worse. The man who takes them to the island is probably the worst of the bunch. Acting isn't enough to ruin the film but it definitely keeps it from being good.