Review of I Origins (2014) by Cidric L — 09 Jun 2016

One suspends disbelief whilst watching films: smoothing over unrealistic exposition, forgiving awkward and unrealistic character interaction, allowing digressions into the melodramatic for the sake of tone, etc.

This pretty little film demands so much suspension of belief that serious eye-rolling ensues. Couple this with the writers' poor understanding of science and their unwavering desire to connect this with the poetic and the spiritual, and one is left feeling that the film was trite and melodramatic.

This is unfortunate, as the actors seem entirely capable of delivering compelling performances, but have little to work with. Reminds me of Luc Besson's 'Lucy', without special effects or action.