Her

Spike Jonze   Joaquin Phoenix

Slick, provocative peek into the near future. JP is a writer recovering from a broken marriage, buys an advanced siri-type program...an AI app which can learn, feel, grow and change. We witness his interaction with Samantha as it changes through time...moving from distanced skepticism to love in about an hour. And Jonze makes the transition believable, engrossing and ultimately poignant.

Intelligent treatment of one of the likely possibilities of the near future. The techies driving this movement are the least likely among us to get a date so it will happen soon. The consequences for us as individuals and as a society will be profound...both positive and negative. Oh brave new world...

Great looking film with first rate acting by JP, Amy Adams and the voice of Scarlett Johansson. Of all the films I've seen in the recent past this one will stick in my mind...like a Twilight Zone episode...a cautionary tale which will be an easy reference point to compare as things evolve.

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