Unique Enjoyable Ride

Rating: 10/10 (12 November 2018)

I went into this movie blind. I had no idea what it was about but had seen a movie poster and figured I'd check it out. I'm really glad I gave it a chance because I really enjoyed it. I almost shut it off when I realized it was about a virtual reality game because I didn't particularly want to spend the whole movie with virtual characters but it was actually a wonderful balance of virtual reality and real world.
To my surprise, I ended up caring not just for the real life characters, but for their game counterparts as well. I was as invested in their avatars as I was in their real life lives. The movie may have been over 2 hours but the time flew by. It was a fun ride that also had serious, suspenseful, and clever action-packed moments.
Give it a chance. I think you'll be as surprised as I was to find how easy it is to fall in love with this movie.