The Shift (Review)
The shift by Angle studios is a story of a man named Kevin being tested by the devil in a multiverse theory version of The Book of Job. Kevin who finds himself being led to a café with the helping hand of a stranger. The event, which will soon reveal itself to have played out many times before, will unveil. Kevin discovers that he’s being led down a dark path and has only one choice — to pray.
The multiverse theory has been surfacing heavily in recent movies.
Such as;
(2009) Star Trek
(2019) Avengers: Endgame
(2021) Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2022) Everything Everywhere All at Once
(2022) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
It’s no wonder we’re so fascinated by the multiverse theory, who doesn’t think about the possibilities we left behind or are soon to be revealed. How many times have we just missed a phone call, or slept through an alarm that impacted our lives?
In this rendition of the multiverse theory, the devil played by Neal McDonough is “shifting” versions of people around to create chaos in their lives. Nothing major, little difference that people wouldn’t even notice, but enough to create arguments between people who know this or that were agreed upon or weren’t.
Did you promise your wife you would do the dishes? Well, the devil swaps you with a version of yourself who didn’t make that promise, and when the dishes didn’t get done, that’s when an argument breaks out.
All this to create chaos. To what purpose you may be wondering? Well, to recruit, because you see, the Devil can’t manage infinite realities by himself.
This seems to be the basis of the movie’s plot. The devil needs worker bees in each of the multiverse. As the devil moves through various realities, he encounters our protagonist in the movie, the Kevin who refused, played by Kristoffer Polaha .
It’s at this point we see the Kevin who refused embark on his journey to escape the hellish world he’s left in. At every turn, the Kevin who refused tries to leave little bread crumbs of hope amongst a world dominated by deviants. Several characters befriend Kevin during the movie, among them being Gabriel played by Sean Astin and Russo played by John Billingsley
The movie skillfully presents a dystopian multiverse experience with the “devil” at the forefront, offering an explanation for the disarray in people’s lives, while also being entertaining and well made. Whether you believe the devil is responsible for the chaos in your life or not. The Shift is an intriguing story delving into the realm of multiple realities with its own twist.
Conclusion;
The Shift is a decent movie, with a thought-provoking concept. I enjoyed watching it, although I felt it could have delved a little deeper into the shifting part of it. We get a small glimpse of the shifting aspects of it with the viewer, but that’s about it.
