8/10
Not bad, enjoyable and mildly complex
3 January 2021
Kristopher Wente is attractive, usefully bland (given the concept), and agreeable for the purpose of the story. If you're jumping between parallel worlds, keeping a low profile is survival (refer to RICK & MORTY as a example of getting too much bad attention in alternative realities). Essentially, if you've watch SLIDERS (during the decent early seasons) the plot concept is familiar. The plot device of Magic Key is used in THE LOST ROOM miniseries, much more like SLIDERS the key user has no precise control over ultimate destination but there's no ticking clock forcing you to move on. A person is seen differently by everyone they interact with. The "inner you" is not the "you" that your best friend or mom sees or even your coworkers, if you are "usefully bland" there is less attention and less danger. If you seek extra attention, you will stand out like a flashing light. The movie is more of a self-discovery journey where "danger" and "action" aren't the focus (Kristopher Wente as Diggsy is living a clean hobo lifestyle after his first dimension-stranding). The deeper ramifications are skipped for more casual adventures with mild hedonism. If they spin off sequels using the same plot device they could hit bigger question aspects. After all, there is no guarantee the other world population has oxygen at breathable levels or pressures, they could basically be monsters that mostly appear human or have horrifying histories. This plotline focuses on the lesser aspects of "trying to find a new world to enjoy bohemian tourist style with minimal risks", not running for one's life or sanity. Is Diggsy a evil person? Nah, Rick Sanchez kind of covered that, "one you realize you have infinite families they get valued considerably less", a bit selfish maybe, not clever enough to decode the magic/superscience plot device, but not stabbing strangers for giggles either.
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