WITHOUT ANY JUDGEMENT REGARDING A PERSON’S features, it is easy to group people by generation. At a party where the guests’ ages span from the mid 80s down to those in their 30s, I can tell roughly how old a person would be. The oldest guests at the party would have no evidence of having in their possession a cellphone. More than likely, their phone would be in their coat pocket, purse, or possibly still in their car. The next generation down would have their phones with them, but they would not be entirely visible because they might have their phone in a shirt/sweater pocket, a purse/should bag, or in a pants pocket. The younger generations after this group usually carry their cellphones in their hands, place them on a lap or on the cushion or armrest of the piece of furniture they are sitting on, or even place right besides them on the dining room table. As for myself, I either have my phone in my pants pocket or in my jacket. The only time I would have it sitting out in the open is if I was showing someone a photo, or if I needed to look up some information. Personally, I find it rude when you are sitting around a dining table, having conversations and there are a few people who are staring at their phones instead of joining in on the conversation.      IN A WAY, I FIND IT an intrusion when a person’s attention is directed more towards their phone than the person or people around them. I totally understand when parents setup their young child/toddler with a tablet at a restaurant or dinner party. The parents want their child occupied, so as not to disturb the guests or patrons around them. However, I do wonder if this will become the start of a child becoming addicted to their electronic devices. I was out to dinner with a friend, and at the next table it looked like a mother and father were seated with their two teenage children. The siblings had their heads bowed, watching something on their phones. There was no communication between the children and their parents. Now granted, I did not see the parents make any effort to have a conversation with their children, but maybe they are resigned to the fact their teenage children prefer looking at their cellphones instead of talking to their parents. On the other hand, maybe the parents did not care to have a conversation. Personally, I find this all troubling, and after seeing this action, adventure, science fiction, comedy; I am more concerned what electronic devices have been doing to all of us.      AT A LOCAL DINER, A MAN rushes in claiming he is from the future and is trying to save the planet. The patrons are not so sure how to act, until the man announces he has a bomb. Now everyone is paying attention to him. With Sam Rockwell (Argylle, See How They Run) as the man from the future, Juno Temple (Killer Joe, Atonement) as Susan, Haley Lu Richardson (Five Feet Apart, The White Lotus-TV) as Ingrid, Michael Pena (Unstoppable, A Million Miles Away) as Mark, and Zazie Beetz (Joker franchise, The Harder They Fall) as Janet; I immediately understood the message in this film. The cast was all in synch with their roles and played off of each other well. This was certainly a script made for Sam Rockwell’s acting abilities; he was the main attraction throughout the story. The issue I had with the script was the several scenes that repeated the same scenario. My interest was waning through the first half of the movie. It was not until the latter half where it felt like the story was coming together and had more excitement. Regardless, I thought the message was timely and important. There were several scenes of violence and blood.

2 1/2 stars