Timeline (2003)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2003
	Director: Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon 1-4, Superman, The Omen, The Goonies)
	Actors: Paul Walker (Fast & Furious 1-7, Pawn Shop Chronicles), Gerard Butler (300, Gamer), Billy Connolly, Neal McDonough (Ticking Clock, Minority Report)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Fantasy, Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 20.01.2018, VOD, 32" TV screen.
Synopsis: A group of today's archaeologists become trapped in the 14th century France when they go there to retrieve a friend.
Review: The Netflix movie poster advertises a lot on the name of the departed Paul Walker who played in it while in the fame of the first Fast & Furious movies, in fact quite smaller than the one around the latest of the franchise. He is accompanied by a pre-300 Gerald Butler. This is not a huge blockbuster movie, even by the standards of 2003, meaning that it is relatively modest in its ambitions but I found that to be a good thing. There is just enough Science Fiction, tensions in the present, medieval Anglo-French war, death and brutality, and time-traveling connections (The Final Countdown comes to mind) that nicely wrap-up the whole thing. I was a bit scared that the handling of languages wouldn't make sense but the British speak English and the French speak French except for the educated ones that manage some English, like our very own Lambert Wilson (who became known to the world after The Matrix Reloaded in which he displayed a nice accent). Only two of the characters have an obvious American accent when speaking French although they are supposed to be natives, but I guess one can accept that. A few digital effects look cheap, but otherwise all the medieval action takes place in solid sets which makes Timeline interesting as a History film even aside from the time-travel story. All in all an honest B-movie.
Rating: 6 /10