Boss Level (2021)
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A retired special forces soldier must navigate a deadly, repeating time loop to save his family and stop a global threat.
The story
Roy Pulver, a retired Delta Force soldier in Atlanta, finds himself trapped in a relentless time loop lasting 140 days. Each day, he must navigate a series of lethal obstacles, including assassins and a helicopter attack, only to wake up in his apartment the next morning. He has mastered the patterns of the day but remains unable to survive a final attack at 12:47 PM. As he navigates the loop, he discovers the truth behind his estranged wife's disappearance and the dangerous technology she was involved with, forcing him to find a way to break the cycle and stop a looming catastrophe.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Roy Pulver, a retired Delta Force soldier, is trapped in a 140-day time loop in Atlanta. He learns the daily patterns, dodging assassins and a helicopter attack, but always dies at 12:47 PM. He discovers his estranged wife, Jemma, was working at Dynow Labs on the Osiris Spindle, a device capable of rewriting history. A villain, Colonel Ventor, intends to use it to become a dictator. Roy learns that assassins are targeting his son, Joe, and that Jemma is actually still alive but held by Ventor. After several loops of trial and error, Roy learns sword fighting and eventually infiltrates Dynow. He discovers that the Spindle will destroy the world if left active. In a final desperate loop, Roy manages to reach Dynow in time to save Jemma from Ventor's hands. He then must enter the Spindle to reset it, facing a final choice where he might either wake up to repeat the day one more time or die permanently.
- Original title
- Continue
- First release year
- 2021
- Runtime (minutes)
- 100
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Joe Carnahan
- Writers
- Chris Borey · screenplay; Eddie Borey · screenplay; Joe Carnahan · screenplay; Chris Borey · story; Eddie Borey · story
- Cast and characters
- Frank Grillo · Roy Pulver; Mel Gibson; Naomi Watts; Annabelle Wallis; Michelle Yeoh; Sheaun McKinney · Dave; Armida Lopez · Esmeralda
- Genres
- science fiction; action; black comedy
- Themes
- time loops; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- over-the-top; action
- Premise and plot tags
- time loop; sci-fi; action; video game inspired
- Reception
- The film received mixed to positive reviews, being described as a gleefully over-the-top sci-fi action thriller. It was noted for its strong lead performance and for successfully capturing the feel of a video game without using actual game elements.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 74% · review count: 87; Metacritic · score: 56 · scale: 100 · review count: 16
- Production trivia
- Originally titled Continue; Developed at 20th Century Fox; Budget of $45 million
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