I am a bit surprised that the overall rating (as of March 2022) is below 7 for this film.
I have no idea why that is because this is a good solid film.
Very much in line with Steven Soderbergh other films.
Keeping it simple. Good storytelling with thriller elements. You just know what you're getting with Soderbergh. Rounded characters, no Flash/bang CGI/visual effects to unnecessarily distract and a set of good actors in a well told story. It's like old film making techniques to tell modern stories.
It sort of reminded me of a modern version of Rear Window but with post covid lockdown as a backdrop and the use of modern information technology. It is substantially different to Rear window though.
This, I think, is the first Zoe Kravitz film I've seen. She's very good. Very believable.
What Soderbergh does, and I personally like this, is take modern topics of conversation and produces a story that weaves all that into a thriller of sorts.
He did this with "No sudden move" (corporate greed), "the Laundromat" (Panama papers), "Unsane" and "side effects" (the health sector), "High flying bird" (sport greed) and now with Kimi (data harvesting and big tech).
Sometimes he hammers home the point, but in this film, it's all laid out without being belligerent.
It's an intelligent technology based thriller (not techno thriller - which I associate with cyberpunk etc).
A great film to watch one evening. Good pacing and not too long.
There is a sexual scene in it, so if you are planning to watch it then You'll be alright if you have older teenage kids or non-prudish parents. If you can get past that, then you're onto a winner for a night's entertainment.
Thought provoking and much better than a lot of films out there right now.
Do watch if you get the chance.
I have no idea why that is because this is a good solid film.
Very much in line with Steven Soderbergh other films.
Keeping it simple. Good storytelling with thriller elements. You just know what you're getting with Soderbergh. Rounded characters, no Flash/bang CGI/visual effects to unnecessarily distract and a set of good actors in a well told story. It's like old film making techniques to tell modern stories.
It sort of reminded me of a modern version of Rear Window but with post covid lockdown as a backdrop and the use of modern information technology. It is substantially different to Rear window though.
This, I think, is the first Zoe Kravitz film I've seen. She's very good. Very believable.
What Soderbergh does, and I personally like this, is take modern topics of conversation and produces a story that weaves all that into a thriller of sorts.
He did this with "No sudden move" (corporate greed), "the Laundromat" (Panama papers), "Unsane" and "side effects" (the health sector), "High flying bird" (sport greed) and now with Kimi (data harvesting and big tech).
Sometimes he hammers home the point, but in this film, it's all laid out without being belligerent.
It's an intelligent technology based thriller (not techno thriller - which I associate with cyberpunk etc).
A great film to watch one evening. Good pacing and not too long.
There is a sexual scene in it, so if you are planning to watch it then You'll be alright if you have older teenage kids or non-prudish parents. If you can get past that, then you're onto a winner for a night's entertainment.
Thought provoking and much better than a lot of films out there right now.
Do watch if you get the chance.