Enchanting and Thought Provoking

Rating: 9/10 (28 February 2014)

Such an enjoyable examination of the essence of love, loss, infatuation and reconciliation. Although legitimate science fiction is the plot vehicle, we soon come to understand that such is, indeed, a mere tool for a study of the irrational, infuriating and all-consuming thing we call L-O-V-E. Spike Jones does a fantastic job of getting just the right amount of temper and tone from his actors and his scenes and by no means does this suggest HER is a low-key movie. Mr. Phoenix continues to impress, this time with the ability to pay a character who is, well...., normal. No small feat after having to play Freddie Q. in THE MASTER! Same assessment of Amy Adams, though it must have been just as hard bottling her beauty to play an office drone. HER only suffers by it's whiff of Southern California mindset; e.g., "We must all follow our personal muse!". To the contrary, one can live a life of duty and service and still be struck by Cupid's arrow. Nevermind. L-O-V-E is not picky and plucks it's beneficiaries/victims from every walk of life.