Falling love with a smartphone

Rating: 10/10 (16 March 2020)

I saw this in a theater and didn't like it because I was in a front row and the endless close-ups of Phoenix talking to his phone began to annoy. But on the small screen it works really well. The actors' performances are excellent and the script is very good as well. There are plenty of ironic laughs (the consommation scene is a real hoot) but underneath them is a sad theme - this is all about people's inability to connect with each other in the digital age, and how we can grow closer to our machines than to other humans. The main character, a recently divorced, sensitive fellow, begins to fall in love with the artificial intelligence (called an "OS" in the movie) that runs his phone. Johansson brings a lot of life to the AI's voice. Come on, Spike Jonze, you are great director - direct some more movies!