A unique idea with potential, but falls flat on its self-involved face

Rating: 5/10 (30 December 2013)

The concept is unique and truly contemporary: a man falls in love with a virtual "woman" who does not exist. One problem with the film is its glaring sexist undertones: a video game character complains that women cry too much; a woman who asks for a divorce questions whether doing so makes her a bitch; and every female character in the film agonizes over a man (with the exception of the computerized woman who is not even real). Jonze's conception and understanding of women is wholly devoid of any intuition about women at all.
While the scenes are beautiful and imagery is plentiful, the storyline and characters are completely unsympathetic and borderline annoying.