The concept of the time loop, and characters who begin to realise that they are repeating a certain period of time, is not exactly a new one in the science fiction field. But it continues to be used as a plot twist in films, with the latest occurrence cropping up in the dark thriller Repeaters. Now there’s a trailer online.
Repeaters follows Sonia, Kyle and Weeks, three cynical types who are sick of the shallow peer groups they hang out with. After giving in to their criminal impulses, they’re shoved into mandatory rehab, and allowed out on a day pass so they can start making amends to those they’ve wronged.
But something is different this day – they begin to realise that everything re-sets each morning. It’s not long before they begin to take full advantage of the situation to go wild every time, knowing that whatever they get up to will be erased when the sun rises and all around them goes back the way it was.
It’s been described as a darker Groundhog Day, and while no one here has the manic glee of Bill Murray, it does look like it uses the idea to have some dangerous fun. Take a look at the footage below and let us know what you think.
The movie is showing at the Toronto Film Festival in a couple of weeks, but doesn’t yet have a release date here or in the US.