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  Wben Mariya (Jelena Uchev) and Dimitri (Aidan Everly) met at a club, it was love at first sight for both of them, and they then spent the night together - only for Dimitri to be gone the very next day. That was 15 years ago, back in Russia, Mariya has since moved to the US with her 14 year old son Roman (Brocagh Lynn), and has become a hitwoman - which means they have to constantly be on the move which in turn meand Roman hasn't found any opportunity to find any friends - which is why, when he meets 16 year old store clerk Lennon (Reese Grove), a girl who actually talks to him, he tries to impress her at all cost, even if that means revealing his secret talent to her, a kind of telemagnetic power that helps him picking up things from afar. Now Lennon is properly impressed, as one would be, and they spend the afternoon together and get really close - but then the day culminates in Lennon stealing her mother's (Mae Burrus) car with the help of Roman's special powers, and the two rushing off to God knows where, an escape that*s cut short by Lennon hitting a tree, and she's killed upon impact while Roman gets out of the car, safe and sound but heart-broken - which is when a rift in time opens, and going through it would enable Roman to save Lennon. And this is when Dimitri, who turns out to be a time-travelling assassin, finally turns up again, trying to prevent Roman from stepping through that rift as it would destroy the universe. But what are the chances of Roman listening to his father who had abanconed him and his mother 15 years ago?

 Inertia sure enough is a pretty unique film, as on one hand it's a coming-of-age story of the first love variety, all the embarrassing pratfalls included, but then it's also science fiction somehow reminiscent of Doctor Who, and there are also scenes of full-blown comedy - especially a scene where Mariya, Dimitry, Roman and Lennon all meet up in a diner is just priceless in this category. Now this mix means that te film at times feels disjointed - but in a way I feel this was intentional even because it goes hand in hand with the mystery the narrative builds up, that would be spoiled if things were revealed too soon. So the result is a film that's a bit difficult to follow at times, but sitting through it sure enouch is a worthwhile experience.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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