Well, there is a saying that a picture paints a thousand words, but could a picture save more than a thousand lives? Such is the conundrum facing a world of alternate universes, realities and a canvas of noir in Matthew Philip Cannon‘s sci-fi thriller REVOLUTION X.

At the Daydream Cancer Charity, Tee Hudson (Tee Morris) is about to celebrate an incredible success with his latest work. He has a dark side and is involved with a loving partner. However, the conflicts of his past and his relationship with his daughter Jasmin (Carlotta Ryan) are starting to impose on his troubled mind, as well as the tragedy of losing his mother back in 1983.

Retreating to a rural farm where he continues to paint, Hudson is trying to reestablish a relationship with Jasmin, whilst his ex-wife is determined to stop him from seeing her. A buyer from Carlisle is on the way to see his work and  perhaps a good fee will save his personal troubles. When the buyer pulls out, Hudson wonders what will happen, until a woman, Lottie, turns up thrilled with the work on show in his farmyard barn and would like to come back again….

OK, that is a reasonable set-up of plot for this film, but rest assured the overall result is not as straightforward in a film (co-written by Cannon with Ella Valentine) that combines the  best influences of Philip K. Dick and a touch of TERMINATOR which once you pull focus and pick up all the elements (give it time as it is admittedly a little random in the early third of the film!) settles into an involving and cleverly worked-out multi-dimensional thriller with high stakes at it’s heart (or should I say art?)

Fans of the likes of INCEPTION and MINORITY REPORT will be rewarded and the film moves towards a terrifically-staged final quarter of action which would do the likes of John Woo and the JOHN WICK team proud.

This is not a check-your-brain-in-for-action yarn, it is a film that demands your brain as much as your eyes and ears. As I said, pay close attention to all the elements in the first third and be rewarded by the end.

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