See You Yesterday

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2019

4.9	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 59 Ratings

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UghReallyMay 23, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is going to be well reviewed by critics because of the subject matter, regardless of how mediocre the movie actually is. This is a middle of the road movie, folks. Another reviewer hit it on the head when they said something to the effect of how it felt like an early 2000’s Nickelodeon movie. It absolutely does, except for people getting killed and more than a few non kid friendly expletives and epithets used. The acting was ok, and the characters sympathetic, but it just kind of never really went anywhere. Also, the ending was open ended and unsatisfying, to say the least. Not in a Sopranos kind of way, where it made sense and you got what was being conveyed.

It’s worth a watch, if you’ve binged watched all the other stuff out on Netflix, but it really doesn’t deserve any of the glowing reviews that paid critics are giving it.… Expand

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HamdiS71May 20, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it has some really nice and heartwarming moments but also a few failed attempts at eliciting emotion (my emotions anyway), i didn't quite understand the bit after Sebastian died, did the movie continue with cj when she got back in time which should be a few weeks after or did it continue right after Sebastian's death? and why is every teenager brilliant? i can accept that but at least give me some context, how is a time travel project made just to win an expo, and how is the circuit thing just hiding under a teenager's bed? its not that big of a deal alone but many small issues in this movie combined to make it a less immersive and enjoyable experience.… Expand

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uchihasilverMay 23, 2019

I actually enjoyed this film especially the characters and i loved the believable setting of time travel just being some jank piece of equipment made in a garage and this film would have rated much higher for me had it not been for the weirdI actually enjoyed this film especially the characters and i loved the believable setting of time travel just being some jank piece of equipment made in a garage and this film would have rated much higher for me had it not been for the weird trend netflix has going on of their movies having no conclusion much the same as how it ends another netflix film but as far as I’m concerned the cast did an excellent job… Expand

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JLuis_001Mar 11, 2021

It's like Dope but with time travel. I like that.

And it has Michael J. Fox.

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RobhienglerJul 1, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. BLACK TO THE FUTURE - part of the black lives matter collection.

CJ I have to say is the best most likeable characters ever created - her constant anger, recklessness, aggressiveness, her unwillingness to listen to anyone, sassy attitude and ineptitude in explaining anything. Hilariously she gas lights her own friend. If she was a male character she’d be accused of toxic masculinity but fortunately she isn’t and thus is a strong independent young woman - no double standards here you haters /s.

If you think CJ has a character arc you’d be dead wrong, she doesn’t change or learn anything from her experience, except one thing she throws her away her morals and uses her sex appeal to manipulate a school acquaintance into getting what she wants - you go girl!

As a time travel film the only good part is the cameo appearance of Michael J Fox, but unfortunately that’s where any charm or intelligence in the script goes out the window. Here we have some genius kids building a time machine, with no context as to why or motivation, nor how they could afford the tools or components to do so, and aside from Sebastian a complete lack of appreciation for consequences of meddling with the time line AKA CJ ‘I do whatever I want, no man gonna tell me what to do’ Walker. At least Doc Brown was an old man with a lifetime of experience and knowledge and a science pariah - I could suspend my disbelief. I think what Spike Lee is really saying is the white CIA is suppressing these black geniuses from just inventing time travel, fusion, FTL travel etc.

The props and CGI are second rate, one of the most hilarious moments is when their friend opens up a case to reveal gold painted ‘quantum’ micro ATX motherboards. Then later he’s repairing/modifying it using a soldering iron. Regular MOBO’ s have machines to solder on SMT’s, even if you were doing it manually you’d need specialist equipment. The entire backstory and premise is some poor Nickelodeon-level of ass-hattery.

Now onto why RT has rated this a 95% and that’s because of it’s BLM credentials, where we see one dimensional evil villain cops stir things up with CJ’s brother and eventually shoot him for no reason. The last last attempt CJ was pretty unpersuasive, you would have thought saying: ‘come quick we need your help, so and so is getting beat up etc’ or if two of you turn up - would be better that getting your stubborn older brother to believe something unbelievable in 30 seconds. I’m sure some Aesop fable about crying wolf applies here.

I guess the message of the film is CJ and black women should never give up even if all the male characters have resigned themselves to their fate. The Ending:
Some people say the ending was crap and left open. The reality is she keeps jumping back in an infinite loop f*cking things up, quite sad and dark really - a better title for this film may have been bLooper.

In summary, sub-average film riding on its woke credentials and would appeal to kids under the age of 8 if it weren’t for its TV-MA rating.… Expand

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