Cory Woodroof Williamson Home Page Feb 11, 2022

Project Almanac is a rousing success for the hard-to-nail found footage and time travel genres a fun January release that will more than make up for the lack of quality 2015 titles out at the multiplex.

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Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Feb 2, 2021 3/5

Has all the annoying traits of found footage movies-"You're getting all this, right?"-and screams out for a tripod, but for the most part is a zippy young adult sci fi story with equal parts brains and heart.

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Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Jul 6, 2020 B-

Goofy, clever, and endearing enough to be worth your time.

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Mikel Zorrilla Espinof Apr 25, 2020

It hardly entertains... and you will quickly forget it. Anyway, at least it doesn't offend. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Chris McCoy Memphis Flyer Jan 9, 2020

Has a catchy, high-concept premise... But it is the horribly botched found footage aspects that doom Project Almanac.

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Ryan Syrek The Reader (Omaha, NE) Jul 30, 2019 F

Project Almanac feels like a cautionary tale of what happens when creators make literally every wrong decision.

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Phil W. Bayles One Room With A View May 16, 2019 2/5

Ultimately forgettable despite some novel ideas, Project Almanac loses a point for also being a found-footage movie; a stupid gimmick that only adds the risk of causing a migraine.

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Julia Alexander CineVue Apr 4, 2019 3/5

Project Almanac's exuberance for the scientific aspect of time travel, unique use of handheld camerawork, and allusion to allegorical decisions makes for a fun watch, even if the overwhelming teen feel to the film detracts from being taken too seriously.

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Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Jan 24, 2019 B-

Writer Andrew Deutschman has crafted a smart and very self-aware film that makes plenty of references to other movies in the genre.

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Frank Ochieng SF Crowsnest Nov 10, 2018 2/4

PA morphs into teen soap opera territory and sinks the minimal sci-fi flavoring it had for a nonsensical diversion punctuated by the aforementioned shoddy camera fluctuation and lack of time-traveling zest beyond small-time incidental dilemmas

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Aaron Peterson The Hollywood Outsider Oct 24, 2018 3/10

Some decent acting cannot save the awful plot and gimmicky direction of Project Almanac. Save yourself some time and relive Back To the Future some more.

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Charlie Jane Anders io9.com May 21, 2018

Project Almanac just wants to say "This stuff has already been done before, so there's no point in trying to get it right."

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn Cinencuentro Jan 30, 2018 3.5/4

As a story, as an experience, it's one of the most underrated movies of the last few years. [Full review in Spanish]

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Danielle Riendeau Polygon Jun 5, 2017

It's a far better teen movie than sci-fi film, but thanks to its affable cast, I wasn't wishing for a magical do-over to have those two hours back.

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Nicolás Ruiz Código espagueti Apr 25, 2017 6.9/10

Project Almanac is a good entertainment, suitable for a teen movie or another proposal that uses the found footage format. [Full review in Spanish]

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Gabi Zietsman Channel24 (South Africa) Mar 28, 2016 3/5

The small scale CGI makes the time travel believable.

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Lenika Cruz The Atlantic Jan 21, 2016

The genre dramatizes the identity formation that goes on during the digital technology-glutted adolescent years, which are filled with screens and captured images, whether from smartphones, cameras, vlogging, or pictures on social media.

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Josh Terry Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Nov 5, 2015

Maybe every time-travel movie can't use a souped-up DeLorean, but Project Almanac may leave you wanting to pull out your old copy of Back to the Future instead.

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Paul Chambers Movie Chambers Jun 16, 2015 C-

Yet another chance to berate the found-footage genre, and I'm going to take it.

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Daniel Barnes Sacramento News & Review May 30, 2015 1/5

Let's be honest -- no gimmick in cinema past, present or future could make this tripe palatable.

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