Obvious, Flat and Redundant

Rating: 5/10 (31 October 2012)

This is a film I'd been looking forward to for months, all the more of a great disappointment. There wasn't a problem in following the various threads, it's not a new concept, think new age. But the director's aim went into every direction except letting me accept this film. Too often it felt manipulative, sometimes obviously so.
The best facets were the British scenario and the future story in Seoul. They seemed to enjoy the luxury of having the best direction and acting. Tom Hanks had some excellent scenes, but others fell flat, it was Tom Hanks playing ... said character, Halle Berry just didn't resonate for me. I kept seeing both actors for who they are, not who they were trying to convince me they were. Most of the makeup looked awkward, CGI would have benefited the story. One scene's character channeled Heath Ledger's "Joker", literally.
I really wanted to like this film, but yes, I'm sorry it did feel pretentious and self important more often than not.