Watched the movie on an international flight and I was actually pretty surprised at how good it is. Personally I really like how Chinese sci- fi seems to "get" what it is to be a researcher better than western counterparts that hype researchers to be either super-humans capable of achieving any unlikely task or crazy evil logicians. I was really impressed with how well thought out the time travel was and I honestly could not point out a flaw (which is pretty significant since most movies end up screwing up when messing with time-lines). There are even clever little markers throughout that are important further on but aren't spelt out to you that makes me thing the director respects the audience. For example (spoiler) you briefly see on one of the consoles that the H2 test subject becomes more violent. Now as Tia Xing goes through a second time you see her extremely violent but the key thing is they don't spell it out to you - I expected something like in Avengers where in this situation she would say "I am the second level time traveler, so I'm willing to do more than you, and kill anyone in my way" - but no that is something they expect you to pick up - that the degradation is what resulted in the breakout from the other bases etc.

Xia Tian (Mi Yang ) works for Nexus which has created a time machine, but is not really a time machine as it creates a wormhole and connects to a parallel universe. You can go up to an hour and fifty minutes back in time. The US facility had an issue where they had a bunch of duplicates and they killed each other. The evil Americans want to steal the Chinese data. Xia, one of the main researchers ends up going back in time as her son Doudou becomes extinct in the plot.

They deal nicely with the time paradox by making it a parallel universe, or course your duplicate is there. The film had a slight twist as the plot unfolds, but nothing dynamic.

Reset is an emotional, entertaining and stylish Chinese science-fiction thriller that is much better than its reputation. The movie tells the story of single mother and scientist Xia Tian who is working on wormhole technology to allow people to travel back in time. One day, her son gets kidnapped and Xia Tian is forced to steal the scientific results from her facility within one hour to save his life. The challenge ends in a disaster with her colleagues getting killed, her facility getting exploded and her son getting killed. As last resort, Xia Tian decides to become the first human being to travel back in time to get a second chance to save her child. However, she soon realizes that her personal fate is part of a much more complex conspiracy and that she has to face much more opponents than expected to repair the past.

Reset is a movie that convinces on many levels. First of all, the depiction of the near future seems surprisingly grounded and realistic but also includes vehicles, technologies and buildings that are stunning to discover. Secondly, the plot is compact and has fluid pace which makes for an entertaining viewing experience from start to finish. Thirdly, the special effects are rarely over the top and find the right balance between brutality and elegance. Fourthly, the acting performances are quite good as one cares about the sympathetic main character but also about her trustworthy colleagues and even about the villains who are much more complex than one might initially think.

There are only minor flaws in this film. First of all, the plot is somehwat predictable and could have been a little bit more complex. Secondly, the movie's twist wasn't much convincing and could have been more detailed.

In the end, Reset is a very strong science-fiction movie that is filled with action and emotions from start to finish. The film's camera, light and special effects look greater than many contemporary Hollywood films. Therefore, the movie deserves more acclaim and attention than it gets. Give it a try and you will get excellent entertainment if you like science-fiction films with depth.