Review of Her (2013) by Chinmay C — 17 Oct 2015

After facing a separation from his wife, Theodore falls in love with a newly developed artificially intelligent operating system which is designed to meet his every need and is an entity or a subconscious in its own right.

Set in the near future, 'Her' tells us the story about how Theodore finds love in an Operating System and how this love changes his life completely in good ways and sometimes in a negative way too.

Filled with spectacular performances this movie genuinely connects with the viewer at every level. The realistic and relatable portrayal of Theodore by Joaquin Phoenix is remarkable. He was insightful, witty and very easy to connect emotionally. This is easily one among his best performances. Amy Adams, Rooney Mara and Olivia Wilde gave brilliant performances despite of having less screen time. Scarlett Johansson is the voice of the Samantha, the Operating System. Her voice is simply mesmerizing! She made me believe that the operating system is a real person with just her voice, which is incredible.

Spike Jonze, with his direction, created a world where people are not judgemental about each other, they are perceptive, mature, understanding and let people live their own life. He does all this in such a realistic and simplified way, that you will believe that this place, this future actually exists. The top-notch music and cinematography enhances the feel of the movie. It was surprising to see this movie not getting nominated for Best Cinematography.

The only gripe I have about this movie that it seems a bit long for a two hour movie. All the rest of the things are simply perfect.

'Her' is the most realistic and original movie I have seen in a very long time. The amazing story by Spike Jonez and performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson made this one of the best movies of its year.