i'll try not to give too much away,plot wise with this movie.but it basically involves the possibility of eternal life,(sort of) and there are some biblical parallels as well.there's a lesson in here that contains the old cliché,"be careful what you wish for"you may get what you want(or thought you wanted) but nothing is for free,and there are sacrifices.the movie is low budget and i don't mean that as a criticism.in some scenes,the movie actually works better as a result.overall,though i didn't like the movie as much as i thought i would.i'd had heard of it before,and had high expectations.i guess i though it would be more profound than it was.it has its moments,to be sure.it's not boring by any means,but it just has less of an impact than i hoped.it's directed and written by Guillermo del Toro,who also directed Hell Boy,Blade 2 and Pan's Labyrinth.as for "Cronos" it certainly is unique with a different twist on an old genre.for me,Cronos is a 6/10