2050

This movie is a slow stupid story. The Director is absolutely terrible. All kinds of ridiculous camera angles and ridiculous lighting all of which are drug out for such a long time. I can't say anything bad about the actors. I think they did OK with what they had to work with. The script was just stupid and the characters of the story are flat boring. Fantastic music playing throughout the movie. Only problem with it is it doesn't fit the movie. One of the lamest movies I've ever seen.

With the exception of Dean Cain, the acting was not very good, the soundtrack was silly and the actor playing the brother was awful and seemed gay. (Not there there is anything wrong with that!) The concept for the film is a good one but the dialogue seemed unnatural, the music was distracting and overall this movie was a waste of time! The only difference in the future in New York City seems to be drones.... Lots of drones!!!

I think this could have been a much better movie in spite of being low budget... maybe the writer and director learn from this movie and do better next time... just like Ed Wood said! 😁🎥🎬

I really struggled rating this one. I have a softspot for any nice cinematography set in New York City. Don't know why, have never been there. Just something so human and organic about that city.

As for acting: some really really bad, most slightly below average, and occasionally excellent. Same for directing.

The main companion robot was really good in her role. The others were fine. There was some unevenness in how the director saw their movements and expressions. Maybe he could explain it off as older and newer models. The companion to the main protagonist seemed more natural, but with a slight emptiness in the eyes. The other models felt very artificial.

And finally to what drags my rating way up to 7, which most wont agree with it deserving for good reasons. But I just had to give it some reward for a couple things it does very well.

It doesn't get too deep. It's not a complicated highly metaphysical issue. It's an issue we are currently facing, just in a different form. Devices. Loss of human contact and meaningful interaction. Inability to know how to interact.

On the flip side, they make the very valid point that we overcomplicate the meaning we give to sexual devices. Our social conditioning adds way too much subtext (you need the device or the roll play because Im not enough, you don't trust me enough, etc...).

Finally, there is a brilliant comment near the end (non-spoiler, it doesn't impact the outcome or story of the film). It involves releasing sterile insects into a population to help control or eradicate that population. A simple comment, but one the writers were brilliant to see and make the connection to sex bots.

So I don't want to over emphasize this film and say it's amazing. It's more of a film with a lot of lost potential. In the right hands, with the right director, and some cleaning up of the script and dialogue, it could be an excellent film. Not ground breaking, but good. But again, some people may find it too simplistic. I loved the simplicity.

And we certainly can't fault those who struggle to get through this film. They have good reason.

Last note: the ending dialogue is excellent, however, it ultimately ends flat.

The story is ambitious. Much like "A.I" and 'Humans', "2050" explores the relationship between man and technology. The personal acceptance, social implications and potential conflict. In this film the exploration is between human relationships and advanced artificial intelligence integrated sex bots. And yes there is a slight flippant approach with "battle of the sexes" humor.

I am not sure if "2050" ever lives up to the expectations of the film's creators. The concept, on the surface is a curious topic, one with a valid point. Unfortunately, I felt a definite judgemental vibe from the story's perspective choices. Several of the characters felt shakey, didn't really fit Into the situations offered. Some of the writing seemed to need a bit more development.

Special effects are pretty minimal. The environments seem more now than future. Aside from some ancillary CGI elements peppered in there is no real leap to a sci-fi aspect. I didn't get enough A.I conveyance from the android characters to believe them. All that said, the film is shot nicely. Some of the situational material between the human characters were nice. "2050" has a few cool elements but not enough to make sci-fi futurist fans happy.

I guess my title says it all. Parts of this well crafted rom-com made me laugh out loud. But yeah, there was no real conclusion; to the story, or to the moral/ethical questions. Towards the end of the film, I could see that the writers really didn't have a point to make; or a conclusion to reach. I lost interest, and the movie lost 4 stars. Seen on Tubi, the free streaming site; which has an odd assortment of films, and now, live TV.