It's five vignettes of five men played by Robin Williams through the world's history. In the first one, Robin Williams plays a caveman with a family. In the second one, Hector (Robin Williams) is a Roman slave longing to go home to his family. In the third one, he's a Scottish crusader journeying home to his family. In the fourth one, he's a Portuguese man shipwrecked with others on the African coast. In the final one, he's in modern New York City. After serving time for white collar crime, he is pulled into another shady deal by his former prison mate and business partner. He takes his estranged kids on a weekend at a beach house.
Man is weak. Life is difficult. Time is long. Then you die. Repeat. It's a tiring journey into this soul's repetitive progression. While his final connection to his kids is able to bring him to resolution, it is a grinding, boring trip. Filmmaker Bill Forsyth needs a more defined journey. For example, maybe have Hector go through the same story era after era and show him change his actions each time. It could be Groundhog's Day in a sense. There is a lifelessness in Hector and a lifelessness in the storytelling. It's very flat.
Man is weak. Life is difficult. Time is long. Then you die. Repeat. It's a tiring journey into this soul's repetitive progression. While his final connection to his kids is able to bring him to resolution, it is a grinding, boring trip. Filmmaker Bill Forsyth needs a more defined journey. For example, maybe have Hector go through the same story era after era and show him change his actions each time. It could be Groundhog's Day in a sense. There is a lifelessness in Hector and a lifelessness in the storytelling. It's very flat.