Forced into early retirement, Felix Greystone falls in love with an augmented reality companion, to the detriment of his relationship with his wife and daughter.Forced into early retirement, Felix Greystone falls in love with an augmented reality companion, to the detriment of his relationship with his wife and daughter.Forced into early retirement, Felix Greystone falls in love with an augmented reality companion, to the detriment of his relationship with his wife and daughter.
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Spooky movie if you think this could be the future! Not too far removed from what is happening in the world of artificial intelligence!
This is a pretty good movie. It has a science fiction element obviously, but once you're past that, everything is completely believable as good science fiction ought to be. The aging man is sent into retirement and finds himself in a stale and lifeless situation. Thus, his retirement gift has particular relevance to him given his damaged ego, low self-esteem, and monotonous marriage. The gift of course is the glasses which provide a life-like companion programmed with AI to tend perfectly to the needs and whims of the wearer. It's an interesting premise that reminds me somewhat of "Her" which deals with similar subject matter. But this movie isn't just a cheap copy of "Her" as it has a fresh take on matters. The AI character is played by Christen Harper, who is absolutely gorgeous in this. I'd watch the movie just for her, and in a way you're sharing the main characters experience of interacting with her. It's completely relatable the man needs a break from his bossy and overbearing wife and finds refuge in the beautiful companion. There are a few week points to the movie - it's fairly predictable, and the pacing feels a bit slow. And without going into specifics, the ending isn't really satisfying. That aside, it's definitely worth watching and the IMDB rating should be a bit higher in my opinion.
Watching this movie led me to google "self talk voice in my head."
I would enjoy watching more movies that expand on inner speech.
While talking to yourself is often regarded a social no-no, possibly hinting at psychological problems, ongoing research suggests that point of view requires revision.
I would enjoy watching more movies that expand on inner speech.
While talking to yourself is often regarded a social no-no, possibly hinting at psychological problems, ongoing research suggests that point of view requires revision.
There are many of these 'augmented reality' movies these days. Movies like Anon or She are examples of AI taking over the life and choices of everyday people.
Auggie poses some interesting questions about, AI, it's part in relationships and rudderless lives.
The acting is ok, Richard Kind is good as the aimless retiree in a loveless marriage.
The writing is ok for the first half and then falls away in the second. The character of the daughter I found to be a complete b*t*h. Maybe that was the point.
The colour palette is washed out which nicely characterises the blandness of our protagonists life.
In the end it says nothing about the AI. Instead, Auggie chooses to tell us about the effect on relationships rather than anything more enthralling.
Auggie poses some interesting questions about, AI, it's part in relationships and rudderless lives.
The acting is ok, Richard Kind is good as the aimless retiree in a loveless marriage.
The writing is ok for the first half and then falls away in the second. The character of the daughter I found to be a complete b*t*h. Maybe that was the point.
The colour palette is washed out which nicely characterises the blandness of our protagonists life.
In the end it says nothing about the AI. Instead, Auggie chooses to tell us about the effect on relationships rather than anything more enthralling.
I don't think it's a terrible movie like some of these reviews but but feels like a low budget version of Spike Jonze's Her but not as inspired or thought provoking.
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- 1h 21m(81 min)
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