The feel of the film is great and the acting appropriate. At its core it examines what we are losing when we're clinging to life and trying to optimize it. The protagonist is someone who can live forever as long as he doesn't love anything, or he dies. The world is heavily inspired by Blade Runner: it looks and feels the same, it has pointless robots and cheap humans, everything is grand, luminous and depressing. The big problem with this film is that it is very slow and it tells a very simple idea in a complicated and roundabout way. If you're in it for the action and the thrills, this is not for you, but if you're looking for artistic expression without actually going towards something, you will probably love it.
Bottom line: brilliant beginning, then slowly fizzling out. Ryan Kwanten was great, Jillian Nguyen cute and Hugo Weaving old. He had just a few minutes in the film, though, so it felt a little like bait and switch.
Bottom line: brilliant beginning, then slowly fizzling out. Ryan Kwanten was great, Jillian Nguyen cute and Hugo Weaving old. He had just a few minutes in the film, though, so it felt a little like bait and switch.