I too would jack off to my phone if it were Scarlett Johansson

Rating: 7/10 (18 January 2018)

Here we are, my friends. I have now watched another good film. I feel like an addict. Hi, my name's Sandwich and I have now watch several good films in a row. Yay I have been tempted by Dark Tower and the likes of Snowman but yay did I rejoice and click rent on another rated fresh film. Nay have I wandered into the darkness of Geostorm and The Hitman's Bodyguard, but have walked in the light. Amen.
Now, while Her may not be my cup of tea, or everyone's cup of tea, it was enjoyable and well done, even if it does linger for a bit too long. Joaquin Phoenix at this point in his career does whatever he wants. He takes only the films that make him tick and make him want to be in Hollywood. This concept is not too far fetched, quite frankly. People completely enveloped into their phones? Basically that's already here. And now an OS that you talk to and loves you? Shit, I'd sign up for that in a heartbeat. Unless it's expensive. Or I can't get it online from Amazon.
The only real problem with the movie is its running time for what it is. In excess of two hours is pretty bold. And ninety-percent of the film is just a close up on Joaquin Phoenix's face as he talks to a voice that isn't there. It gets old. Oh, and if you thought your life wasn't complete until you heard Joaquin Phoenix talking dirty to Kristen Wiig, then settle in for a Bucket List Check Off Extravaganza, folks!
I don't want to ruin where the movie goes, obviously a typical plot point of any self-aware OS is their growth and eventual, inevitable world domination. Spike Jonze doesn't really take us there. He keeps it grounded in the personal space of a relationship that's as real as anything we experience. It's a great story, it's phenomenally well acted and for it being a strictly dialogue driven and emotionally weighty film, it's really done very well. Rotten Tomatoes says, "Sweet, soulful, and smart, Spike Jonze's Her uses its just-barely-sci-fi scenario to impart wryly funny wisdom about the state of modern human relationships." It's a bold attempt at a film and Spike Jonze delivered. You have to know what you're going into when you click play on this, but you probably won't be disappointed. I would tend to rate this lower than the ninety-four percent and 8.0 it got from Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb, respectively, but that's just my own personal taste. I guess what I'm really trying to say is I'm pretty bitter that I can't talk to Scarlett Johansson all day and have phone sex with her whenever I want. Or, in the context of this film, more accurately, an earbud-virtual-surrogate-interactive-intercourse experience. You'll know what I mean if you watch Her.