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‘Omni Loop’ Review: Mary-Louise Parker Gets Time to Shine in Bernardo Britto’s Melancholy Metaphysical Dramedy
Mary-Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri make a thoughtful pair in 'Omni Loop,' an amusing meditation on a life well-lived with a subtle sci-fi twist.
One of the distinguishing features that has propelled Mary-Louise Parker ’s rise through the ranks of stage actors has been a searching quality she brings to plays such as “Proof” and “How I Learned to Drive,” as if there are other worlds beyond where she is immediately stationed and places her characters can’t reach no matter how much they extend themselves. That becomes the main attraction of “ Omni Loop,” writer-director Bernardo Britto ’s melancholy time-travel drama, which stirs the kind of mixed emotions that Parker’s Zoya feels, having a week left to live and the ability to stave off the inevitable with a bottle full of blue pills that take her back five days at a time. From the film’s savvy use of Miami’s brutalist architecture to Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s tender and lilting electronic score, the gentle incorporation of slightly surreal elements allow the spotlight to stay on Zoya’s ability to reason things out.
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