Bliss

2021
R
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

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Feel-Good Romance Psychological Drama Drama Romance Sci-Fi

A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken... Read allA mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is a computer simulation.A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is a computer simulation.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

21K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,460

2,879

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

Trivia
The numbers Isabel puts into the safe later in the movie are the same numbers on Greg's prescription bottle at the beginning of the movie.

Goofs
After Greg takes the yellow gem and the fire engine goes by, the girl across the street in the jogging suit generates three times. This could be bad CGI, an intended effect to show he is high, or a ruse by the director to contribute to his other reality theme.

Quotes
Isabel Clemens: The thing is that... it's amazing how easy humans can get used to even something spectacular. Most people say, "Ignorance is bliss," but I say... you have to experience the good to appreciate the bad.
Greg Wittle: No, the other way around.
Isabel Clemens: Exactly.

Connections
Featured in WhatCulture Originals: 10 Recent Movies That Blew Great Concepts (2021)

Soundtracks
You and I
Written by Will Bates
Performed by Will Bates featuring Skye Edwards
Courtesy of Fall on Your Sword

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6/10

Sci-fi or insanity or drugs or a little of each?!

"Bliss" is a genuinely odd film...one that easily is open to various interpretations. And, as such, it's a real departure for Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek.

The film is very difficult to describe. Instea of explaining the actual confusing plot, I'd just say that the film features the pair as either schizophrenics, drug addicts, drug addicts AND schizophrenics or they really are brilliant researchers working on creating an alternate reality!! Sounds weird and confusing...you betcha.

So is it worth watching? Well, it certainly is NOT a film for everyone...even the average viewer. This isn't becasue it's necessarily bad....just incredibly weird. If you have a high threshold for the weird by all means watch it. Otherwise, you might just wanna pass on this one.