Somewhat interesting, but not all that engaging

Rating: 6/10 (11 June 2015)

This film has the feel of a low-budget feature that tries to look expensive. In general, the cinematography is solid. Audio tracks are good as well.
Having said that, the actual portrayal of events and the believability of characters and situations leaves a bit to be desired. Most characters simply accept the relationships with Operating Systems all too easily. The main character seems to question the idea to some extent, yet most others around him just seem to accept it wholesale (aside from his ex).
This film really just takes elements that already have been covered in sci-fi and re-packages them in an easy-to-digest manner. I'm not sure if that's really all for the best. The concept of AIs grouping together and evolving has already been covered by the series "Ghost in the Shell". And the relationship between human and AI was more thoroughly taken care of in David Gerrold's 1972 novel "When HARLIE Was One".
If anyone asked me whether or not I'd refer this film, I'd spare them the cheesy phone-sex scenes of "Her" and instead recommend they read Gerrold's book and consider watching GITS.
If there's one thing that could have raised the tension in "Her", it would have been to discuss the possibility of the OS software manufacturer extorting the users for more money in order to allow them continued access to their operating systems. That would have been interesting, not to mention more relevant to the modern world of downloadable content today.