Meet 'Her': A Preview of our Future

Rating: 8/10 (12 January 2014)

Within the first ten minutes of the film, you understand the world. You feel like you are in this world living with Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix). Spike Jonze has written and developed a brilliant future that is not only a future that we all secretly want, but a future that will most likely happen within the next couple of decades.
The film is technically science fiction, but it's a love story at its core. Not just love between people, but love with technology and life itself. The smooth and calm voice of Scarlett Johansson does not only surprise you, but has you fall in love with the operating system, Samantha. Joaquin Phoenix delivers not only one of his best performances on screen, but a performance that has you believe in him. And with a supporting cast of Amy Adams, Chris Pratt, Rooney Mara, etc, that all deliver performances that are real and genuine, you feel as if you are apart of this world.
With a runtime that is just over two hours, I did feel at some moments that the movie was getting long, and yet I never wanted it to end. Spike Jonze delivers a wonderful piece of art that can only be called beautiful. When the film ends, you will understand why this title is 'Her'.