Infinite worlds. Endless choices. One way out.
Following a tense encounter with a mysterious stranger with otherworldly powers, a man finds himself banished to a parallel, tyrannical Earth, where he fights to get back to the woman he loves.
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Contemporary, grave, open-ended and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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“Is Kristoffer Polaha the best thing in The Shift?”
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Jan 20267/10
**_Highbrow multiverse Sci-Fi with elements of the book of Job_** The milieu is mostly of the dystopian variety with Kristoffer Polaha starring as the protagonist and Neal McDonough playing the mysterious The Benefactor. Sean Astin is also on hand in a peripheral role. While the relationship between the protagonist and his romantic interest (Elizabeth Tabish) is effectively established, the first half is bewildering with constant shifts from one reality to another. Thankfully, you start to catch a grip in the second half, and the film delivers some powerful food for thought, such as: You Are Not Your Worst Moment. This was the writer/director’s debut feature film after releasing a few shorts from 2016-2019, one of which was also called “The Shift” and the foundation for this. The filmmaking is topnotch for an indie highlighted by quality actors who rise to the challenge. I would compare it to “The Shack” (2017), which also tackles the tough questions of life, like how can a good God allow evil and suffering? Both films are full of meaty material on which to reflect, but this one’s more sci-fi oriented. It’s also overly convoluted, similar to “Beyond the Darkness,” aka “Heaven’s War
Read the whole review on TMDB - Joseph Jeavonson TMDB · Dec 2023
I was pretty confused as to what was going on, and I wasn’t vibing with the movie very much at the start. But then, out of nowhere, one of the best cinematic scenes in history played on the screen. Kevin denied the devil, and it was absolutely insane. I was sucked in. From there, I had fun trying to decipher the metaphors and plot they had written and ended up loving the film. **4.5/5**
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Cast
- Kristoffer PolahaKevin Garner
- Neal McDonoughThe Benefactor
- Elizabeth TabishMolly Garner
- Sean AstinGabriel
- Jason MarsdenCyrus
- Paras PatelRajit Nadir
- Emily RoseTabitha
- Nolan NorthBrett
- Rose ReidTina
- John BillingsleyRusso
Crew
- Brock HeasleyDirector
- Brock HeasleyWriter
- Edd LukasDirector of Photography
- Dan HaseltineOriginal Music Composer
- Matthew S. NelsonOriginal Music Composer
- Chris WittEditor
- Brock HeasleyProducer
- Ken CarpenterProducer
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