Her

— “Her” is a more interesting movie than I’d expected, possibly because Joaquin Phoenix tones down his usual acting just enough to make everything seem normal, even if he is in a relationship with an operating system. Most everyone in the film has trouble with relationships, in part because of pervasiveness of technology, and the film moves from one revelation about interactions to another, portraying love and loneliness in a Bluetooth world. It’s a sci-fi world, but it’s really awfully close to the present and, with Scarlett Johansson as the voice of the operating system, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to have a relationship with ”her”. This is really a very original film about our disconnect with each other as we increasingly relate with technology, and about our absolute need for love and connections. It’s flat out the most original romance of the year. Phoenix and Johansson are perfect.

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[2013. 126 min. Directed by Spike Jonze. Written by Spike Jonze. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Scarlett Johansson.]
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