Written and directed by Spike Jonze, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, and Scarlett Johansson. In the not-so-distant future, Theodore Twombly (Phoenix) writes love letters for other people. He, however, is depressed and lonely after the demise of his marriage. He finds solace in his intelligent operating system, Samantha (voice of Johansson), but a human-operating system relationship proves more difficult than he imagined. I can see where Jonze was going with this concept: a commentary on our ever-increasing dependence on artificial intelligence, and a warning on what the future of human relationships might become. It had the potential to be an extremely relevant film. The execution, though, failed miserably. Instead of coming off as an intelligent, insightful piece, the film is just plain stupid. It is laugh-out-loud ridiculous at times, because nothing the characters do or say sounds genuine or even believable. Theodore comes off as a juvenile, immature man the audience shouldn't care about, and the film manages to be sexist even when the female lead isn't even real! I know I'm in the minority, but I was not impressed with this film. It is one of those that makes you feel like you've wasted two hours of your life.
Should you see it: At your own risk
Grade: C
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