This is basically a chick-flick with sci-fi elements and time travel. I am a huge fan of time travel films, which is why I watched this but ultimately this film is below average in terms of acting, plot, story and action/effects (taking into account the age of the film). I will say this, the last few seconds of the film are cool. Whatever, the movie still su%ks and even the title makes zero sense.

Anyone not familiar with the book by John Varley will be quite lost watching this adaption. Anyone who has read it will think it will a bit of a clunker really. Truth is, a film adaption could never do justice to the book's complexity.To draw any kind of an audience you need a big name in the cast and luckily (publicity-wise) Kris Kristofferson decided the money was good enough. However , there is a pretty literal description of the main character from the book itself: "I'm no Robert Redford, but my face doesn't scare little girls either." So, a Joe Average from the book is replaced by he-man Kristofferson? Out of place as such and Kris goes through the numbers in his role. Cherryl Ladd can't act her way out of a shoebox, but at least she fits into the role as chain-smoking gang- leader. Well, sort of..There is almost nothing wrong with the first 40 minutes or so, where the book is painstakingly followed. The pacing is slow, but it feels like it's gearing up for a big finale. It's when we see the first glimpses of the future when the whole contraption is starting to fall apart. Cheap production values and CGI take it's tole and there is this persistent feeling that the film ran out of budget. 6 out of 10 stars for getting some parts of the story properly done; the nerve for even giving it a try , but coming up short for the 2nd part

I only give it a 7 because the premise is so great: Air crash victims are replaced by exact replica "dummies" seconds before horrific airplane disasters. Why? By whom? For what reason? This makes a compelling 1/2 a movie as Kris Kristofferson struggles to make sense of it all. Cheryl Ladd plays a mystery woman, who smokes incessantly, that shadows him. It turns out that she is from the future and the still alive "victims" are snatched microseconds before the actual "crash" to repopulate a barren Earth where humans can't procreate. In the 2nd half of the movie, it falls apart, somewhat. The "future" has cheap-looking sets, and some unintentionally humorous dialog. Why did this happen? I suspect that they ran out of money and had to finish the film quickly and cheaply. Main plot faults: 1. Why encourage smoking (to kill people) when they are trying to repopulate Earth? 2. How could a simple "paradox" destroy the"timeline"? 3. Several minutes in the 2nd half are tediously repetitious as the precious "timeline" must be changed. 4. There is limited "nudity", in the "Adam & Eve" scene at the film's end (this was replaced with a sunrise for broadcast TV distribution.)A B-grade Canadian production; but better science fiction. Since nobody saw this movie, it is a prime-candidate for a Hollywood or cable remake.

This 20 year old is one of my all time Sci-Fi faves. First it has Cheryl Ladd at her most beautiful. Kris Kristofferson as a love interest. Time-Travel laid out in a fascinating manner. An adorable robot person. Daniel Travanti as a foil. Incredible transport of about to crash airliners to the future in order to save the folks and repopulate the Earth at an earlier time. Am amazed that this movie is classified by many as a "B" movie. The plot involves the entire lifetime of Kris's character and it is just wonderful how it pans out. Unfortunately its name will stand out less because of so many titles using the same. This one is VERY COOL!