A Sleek but Subtle Ode to Life Across Time

The Hollywood Reporter reviews Andrew Stanton’s Sundance premiere In the Blink of an Eye, a three-part sci‑fi drama linking Neanderthal and 25th‑century storylines about life, death, and humanity. Starring Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs, and Kate McKinnon, it’s well‑intentioned and emotionally affecting—McKinnon’s solemn monologue and Jones’s grieving scientist arc land—yet the broad plots and a cheery, uplift‑all message feel underdeveloped, like a glossy, expensive ode rather than a deeply resonant work. The score by Thomas Newman adds melancholy weight, and the reviewer admits tearing up, though overall the film remains more surface than profundity.