A love it or hate it film, going on the reviews here

Rating: 10/10 (1 February 2014)

Like a few other reviewers of this film on this site, I've logged into a dormant account to give this a review. When I did so, of course now I log in via Facebook, which of course then wants permissions to do lots of things on my behalf; a straightforward illustration there of the way that software is already pretending to be us.
Many of the negative reviews on here focus on how unreal it seems that people would accept that the main character is in love with a piece of software. Well, given that new words for virtual interactions like "cyber", "Facebook friend" and so on have entered our vocabulary, just how unlikely this this scenario ? Not that much.
However, the film is much more than just boy meets Operating System. Look behind that and you'll see the cities in smog, you'll notice a lack of older people, you'll see people using a proxy service to create what are meant to be personal statements of love.
Holding off on whether the AI capabilities of "Samantha" are realistic, the fact that more and more people now live alone and rely on virtual relationships can't be ignored.
Bottom line, you might love this film, you might hate it, which makes it worth the risk of seeing it - you won't be left without feelings about it either way, and in world of endless sequels and prequels thank God for something truly original.