HER (A)

Bottom Line: When Harry Met Siri…  This brilliant melancholic romantic comedy (melan-rom-com) is a soulful, off-the-wall journey about the longing for intimate connection – be it human…or your desk top computer’s operating system (?!).  Director Spike Jonze has ambitiously created a beautifully envisioned, not-too-distant future that feels eerily familiar and teems with the hustle-and-bustle of humans and their personal devices, a future where almost all connectivity is lost.  Phoenix and Johansson both give award worthy performances and, along with the intelligent writing, mesmerizing music and lush cinematography, help make believable this goofily good-natured premise.  HER is a gently genuine, emotionally resonant and poetically optimistic look at the state of modern human relationships and how many of us, even today, could use a reboot.  Unplug and enjoy one of the best 2013 has to offer…

 

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Chris Pratt, Rooney Mara and Scarlett Johansson

Directed by: Spike Jonze (BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, ADAPTATION and WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE)

Rated: R

Running time: 120 minutes

Story: Spike Jonze takes the helm for this comedy about a withdrawn writer who falls in love with his computer's highly advanced operating system. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

 

Trailer: www.herthemovie.com