brilliant, funny and emotionally intelligent

Rating: 9/10 (14 February 2014)

Even though it is only February, I still have to use the term "best film of the year so far". Because Her simply is. I have many films I am looking forward to in 2014 but this one was the most thought-provoking film I have ever seen. Throughout the whole film, no more than five or ten minutes went by before I was pondering something else that the film had sparked within my cortex. I can't really tell you what was being thought, because I don't really know myself. But tonight I was emotionally stimulated, in ways that came about just because of certain aspects of the film, like the cinematography or certain words that the characters used.....the music too captured my attention, and in many scenes I found myself pondering some unknown notion, enjoying the music, admiring the perfect background with its striking colours and staring at the emotions portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix all in the space of a few minutes. How I am wording this review may seem strange, but I genuinely know that I really enjoyed watching this film.
A final point, just because I love Scarlett Johansson, is the great way her voice sounded. I think because you couldn't see her throughout, your ears took over and every nuance in her delivery seemed exaggerated and it was really engaging me. I'm sure it has nothing to do with how amazing I think she is in every way.
Go see this film, you won't regret it