Had it been the first feature-length movie of a young director, shot in his basement, I would have been kinder. Absolutely nothing feels original or particularly unsettling. And it often feels like a DIY movie in more than one aspect: the heavy use of a repetitive musical background (a cliché for a producer at a loss for more impact) and the episodic nature of the scenes.
But it is produced by J. J. Abrams so this all loops back to all the downtrodden clichés of Lost and other derivative narratives so, well, that puts a lot of experience into dishing out clichés wrapped up with a consistent budget.
But it is produced by J. J. Abrams so this all loops back to all the downtrodden clichés of Lost and other derivative narratives so, well, that puts a lot of experience into dishing out clichés wrapped up with a consistent budget.