Lorsque l'humaine artificielle Meredith est désignée comme compagne de William, elle est conçue pour se comporter comme sa défunte épouse. Cependant, une organisation tente de saboter sa pro... Tout lireLorsque l'humaine artificielle Meredith est désignée comme compagne de William, elle est conçue pour se comporter comme sa défunte épouse. Cependant, une organisation tente de saboter sa programmation.Lorsque l'humaine artificielle Meredith est désignée comme compagne de William, elle est conçue pour se comporter comme sa défunte épouse. Cependant, une organisation tente de saboter sa programmation.
- Réalisation
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- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 1 nomination au total
- Holly
- (as C.J. Perry)
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The acting was good from most of the cast. Elena Kampouris was fantastic as a robotic wife. I'm wondering if some CGI trickery was involved because she's so beautiful. Almost too perfect.
And the movie started off well... but then the plot kind of went off the rails. Some big holes, more questions than answers, a little sloppy. I think it was meant to present the viewer with moral, philosophical conundrums but they got lost along the way in the foggy plot.
Also, maybe it's just how I was reading it... but there was a theme that felt man-hatey or like the demonization of men on a biological level. If so, that I didn't care for.
Nevertheless, out of all the movies of this type in recent years, I liked this one not best but amongst the better of them. It's worth the hour and 45 minutes to see what you get out of it.
It was distressing to see British actor John Rhys Meyers descend so quickly into the career tailspin of a Malcolm McDowell (who he physically resembles) -moving from A pictures to grade Z level. His breathy line readings are extremely poor, and his overall sleepwalking performance made him seem like an AI himself. Why Bird decided on such a misogynist premise (no husband replacement studs for sale here) mystified me. And the casting was a bust, with lovely heroine Elena so closely resembling Twiggy of the Sixties, rather than going for a voluptuous softporn actress. Even the glamorous settings look like current porn, hardcore that is, where the expicit lovemaking is often photographed in fabulous mansions by directors like Jules Jordan or Kayden Kross.
I recall Paramount Home Video releasing plenty of drek in this vein way back when, but for current Paramount Pictures to indulge is disappointing. The sci-fi potential of the story is completely wasted. Obviously, it takes a big budget to do a "Blade Runner", but the aspirations here are embarrassing.
I like the story line, and I suspect strongly that in other hands this film would have been a solid 7. However I only rated it 4.
The sets were really nice, albeit basic. The photography was very competent and it was paced well, I never found myself getting bored.
The problem? Poor acting, weak direction, B movie dialogue, and the attention to cheap thrills instead of concentrating on a great dramatic storyline. A very mature director would have brought this story home and entranced us all.
I would definitely recommend it as a Sunday evening thriller, as long as your expectations don't go too high.
The opening sequences made me think we were heading for a black comedy, it certainly had the opportunity to go down that route, instead they tried to make a sci fi thriller, it just didn't work.
What I found pretty funny, I couldn't tell who spent more time in makeup, Meyers looked like he'd spent days in markup, come on!!! Kampouris, I am sure she had some fun with hair and makeup, so long as she could get in there that is.
I thought the acting ranged from poor to fair, I thought Elena Kampouris and Jonathan Rhys Meyers had some decent moments, and a few scenes where I wanted to shut my eyes. Some of the supporting cast struggled.
Nope, it just doesn't work.
4/10.
However there are also some good parts. The actress playing Meredith is actually pretty good at interpreting an android and very likeable. Actually I liked her as an android a lot more than when she was playing the real person. Go figure.
I also enjoyed seeing a lot of beautiful half-dressed women in one place, which is mostly a big no-no in nowadays' movies.
Another thing I liked was the soundtrack, it has some good futuristic tunes and sound effects.
Overall, I'd say this movie is enjoyable/watchable if you have like 2 hours to kill.
It's a bit disappointing because it could have been great, but it's only halfway decent.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesElena Kampouris' first nude scenes.
- GaffesWhile Jack announces that he can only see what Meredith sees, before William confronts Keene, Jack is looking at his monitor with both William and Meredith together, from a third perspective. This frame could not be possible if Jack can only see through Meredith's eyes.
- Citations
Meredith: Would you like Meredith to touch you now?
William Bradwell: Yes.
Meredith: Please activate intimacy settings. All you need to do - is make direct eye contact with your companion to get started. Now, identify yourself, choose a command, and authorize activation.
William Bradwell: William Bradwell. Initiate voice command. Activate intimacy mode.
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- Durée1 heure 45 minutes
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- 2.39:1