The Infinite Man is a 2014 Australian science fiction film directed by Hugh Sullivan.
Plot
Dean, an inventor, plans a special weekend getaway at a hotel to celebrate his one-year anniversary with his girlfriend Lana. However, the romantic weekend is interrupted when Lana's ex-boyfriend, Terry, unexpectedly shows up. The confrontation results in Lana leaving, and the weekend turns into a disaster.
Distraught by the failure, Dean uses a time machine he has invented to travel back one day, aiming to correct the mistakes and make the weekend perfect. Upon his return to the past, he instructs his past self on how to avoid the disruptions caused by Terry. However, this intervention leads to unforeseen complications, and instead of fixing the situation, Dean ends up creating another version of himself.
Now there are two Deans: one from the original timeline and one from the altered timeline. They both compete for Lana's attention but inevitably make things worse. As they attempt further time-travel interventions, more versions of Dean, Lana, and even Terry begin to appear, each with varying knowledge of the events that have transpired.
The hotel soon becomes a complex maze of overlapping timelines, filled with multiple Deans and Lanas, all trying to outsmart each other and fix the ever-complicating situation. The original Dean realizes that each attempt to repair the weekend only makes things worse, leading to increasingly bizarre and confusing scenarios.
In a final attempt to set things right, the original Dean tries to eliminate all the other versions of himself and Lana by going back to the initial point where he first used the time machine. He plans to destroy the machine, thereby preventing any of the subsequent timelines from occurring.
Upon reaching the initial point, Dean confronts the complexities of his actions and realizes that his obsession with creating a perfect moment has only led to chaos. He destroys the time machine and returns to his original timeline, where he finds Lana. The two reconcile, acknowledging that while their relationship may not be perfect, it is real and worth preserving. The film ends with Dean and Lana leaving the hotel, ready to face an uncertain but genuine future together.
Cast
Josh McConville as Dean
Hannah Marshall as Lana
Alex Dimitriades as Terry
Release
The movie was released in France (on demand) on 25 June 2015.
Reception
The Infinite Man received favourable reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 94% approval rating and an average score of 7.86/10, based on 18 reviews.
Luke Buckmaster of Guardian Australia gave it five stars.