Review of Creative Control (2016) by Peg S — 29 Jul 2017

Like a really long Black Mirror episode but dull.

This review of Creative Control (2016) was written by Peg S on 29 Jul 2017.

Creative Control has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jeff M (769) on 18 Mar 2016

What a piece of crap! Could have been such a good movie, but was WAY too concerned about being hip. Style over substance…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for Slate (2,081) on 11 Mar 2016

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By Kyle Mullin (7) for Under the Radar (636) on 16 Mar 2016

Watching Creative Control ... is like seeing Steven Soderbergh's Kafka and Woody Allen's Manhattan distilled through an Instagram filter…

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By Tirdad Derakhshani (358) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 18 Mar 2016

While it hits some of the usual sci-fi tropes, Creative Control's center of gravity isn't tech itself, but the relationships of those who use it…

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A wannabe mover and shaker in NYC is shocked, shocked I tell you, when the latest piece of high tech wunderbar creates the girl of his fantasies…

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By Rubén Romero Santos (20) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 12 Jun 2017

Bits of (virtual) reality in a very interesting hipster satire. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Lee W (353) on 17 May 2016

Almost all style and very little substance…

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