2013 · drama · romance · sci-fi
Her (Spike Jonze) — re-pass
Directed by Spike Jonze2h 6m2013
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
Our read: Her (Spike Jonze) — re-pass (2013) reads as a neutral, steady, inventive drama · romance · sci-fi entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / romance, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- inventive
- signature
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