I guess it is love it or hate it

Rating: 8/10 (28 May 2014)

First, I am amazed it still has such a high average rating with so many of the recent reviews being 1 star. The reviews I looked through show this film is very polarizing...yet obviously, many more people who loved it have rated it than people who did not.
I will say this film really surprised me. I went into it not expecting much, as the concepts that are the premise of the film are not ones I am particularly sympathetic to. Despite that I came away quite impressed.
More like classic science fiction that intellectually explores concepts and possible future visions of society.
Cinematography was surprising, extremely well done, lots of beautiful camera work, creative imagery, subtle (and not so subtle) environmental clues to elaborate state of mind or to provide foreshadowing.
Plot was well thought out, well tied together with foreshadowing that doesn't telegraph everything that is coming. There were a few twists and complications that I had not anticipated...but again, this is not a subject matter I have spent much thought on.
Caveat #1 - The film is slow. There is no action. It is a Sci-Fi Drama. It is also not really a romance film either, at least not in the romantic-comedy sense. If you want big explosions or heated sex scenes, you won't find them here. Do yourself a favor, look elsewhere (and spare us another 1* review).
Caveat #2 - The lead character is a bit odd by our current standards, but you should probably be expecting that. This is a future setting, and is a vision of a possible future...there are already trends in this direction, they just are not mainstream today. But if you are threatened by sensitive, slightly creepy guys, look elsewhere.