Life Like

The poignant portrayal of Henry by Steven Strait makes the movie surprisingly affecting.

Two of the most annoying people alive endure the First World Problem of making so much money that they need servants to take care of all the things they have. When the wife "frees" the maid, they decide to replace her with a robot.

The film asks us at what cost do we enjoy cheap clothing made by children, fast food made by single mothers, IPhones made by Chinese workers under such pressure that they kill themselves, and Guatemalan immigrants who face death trying to get here so that they can clean our houses. Do we think about how they feel? No. We pretend that they have no feelings, and deny our own complicity in their pain.

Is this movie perfect? No, but it will stay with you after the closing credits.

Forget the crap reviews and watch it.

With a little refinement this low-budget sexy sci-fi movie could have been seriously gripping and ultimately shocking. The central premise about interactions between humans and robots is intriguing and thought-provoking. It's offers some creepily sensual scenarios. The leads are good - especially Steven Strait as the robot, Henry. And it delivers some strong surprise twists toward the end. It's just a shame that the story is undermined by a sluggish start and a particularly annoying characterisation of the wife, Sofie, who is infuriatingly unlikeable. For the most part, however, it's quite well written - although the final plot twists needed more finessing. Still, worth a look.

Less than 20minutes in, and I couldn't stand Sofie. Did they have to make the character so selfish and self centred? She spoilt it for me because from then on I was biased by her character and barely concentrated on the rest of the movie objectively.

This was quite an intriguing watch, all the way up to the last 10 minutes when the plot twist came. I don't want to say what it was, but I will say it is completely without logic and just made me think, 'are they having a laugh?' it was so ludicrous and makes the previous hour and 15 minutes seem like a waste of time.

I dare anyone to watch and not want to strangle this character Could she be more freaking annoying...