Marjorie Prime

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David W @Sternhammer Feb 21, 2025 It's roots as a play in format are worn on its sleeve in the tone and style of direction but this intimate approach is perfect for the subject. The director very mindfully never forgets to allow the necessary space for the uniformally excellent acting cast to deliver the contemplative and engaging dialogue and in less confident directorial hands this would not be the triumph of a movie that it is, slightly enigmatic ending not withstanding. A very interesting and contemporary meditation upon the nature of memory and of course AI. An excellent 'grown up' sci-fi which doesn't need a 100 million CGI budget to impress. See more Georgan G @RT98616417 Feb 6, 2024 What a delightful concept, to have a recreation of a loved one to be with you during old age. Great acting. SPOILER ALERT!!! The family is eventually all AI. See more Alec B @Alec97 Jan 3, 2024 An often fascinating science-fiction meditation on memory and one that proves that the genre doesn't need a large budget or even special effects to be convincing. Lois Smith remains a national treasure. See more Taylor L @RT77267842 Jan 21, 2023 For one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, an actress who made her debut alongside James Dean (in East of Eden) and who has been in near-constant demand ever since, Lois Smith gets criminally little name recognition. Though it has all the details of a film adapted from a play (the intimacy and the typical restrictions in set and scope), Marjorie Prime does have an interesting concept behind it, almost like a Twilight Zone episode adapted for drama - a series of emotional support holograms, designed to look like deceased loved ones, serve as emotional crutches while remaining emotionally distant. As time passes, more genuine people die, replaced by their doppelgängers; they've got charm and are programmed for genial conversation (could Jon Hamm even turn it off?), but can only imitate the warmth of a real connection. The interactions between these false images and their surviving loved ones form a means of exploring grief, unresolved trauma, and aging as details come out about past experiences and the years wear on, with little to signify the passage of time except a few more dialogue-based faux pas. While the aloofness is part of the point, something still seems to be missing from the execution here, maybe more of an emotional whallop or a dystopian element (don't we all know subtlety is for losers?). Much like a hologram of a loved one learning a new detail of 'their' life for the first time, something doesn't click. But the performances are strong, particularly Smiths, and it's nice to see that Tim Robbins and Geena Davis are still getting work. The '90s weren't dead yet in 2017. (3/5) See more linda h @Red_in_Denver Jan 3, 2022 This movie, like so many other movies recently, initially seems interesting, but ends up disappointing. Things occur during the movie where you're asking yourself: "What was THAT all about?" You continue watching, because, even though it leaves you wondering after certain scenes, it IS interesting. You hope, by the end of the movie, you'll be provided with a scene or two that ties it all together, explains it, etc. But, as I said initially, like so many other movies recently, the ending is not really a traditional ending, but rather, the movie just stops in mid sentence, so to speak. There could EASILY have been more to the movie, for instance, an ending which leaves you going, "Aaah! -- NOW I see the point!" But, instead, at the end of the movie, you're waiting for another scene or two to provide you with a satisfying ending -- rather than frustration that you just wasted two hours of your life. Great acting is, well, great -- but I want a movie that both entertains and tells a story that has a purpose/point. See more Will G @willg Mar 6, 2021 While it lost my attention at certain points - and many of the characters had little depth - I feel like this movie was really well done. It accomplished what it set out to accomplish. This seems like a solid 7/10. See more Read all reviews

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