When his family is killed in a car accident, scientist Will Foster dedicates himself to bringing them back to life without anyone ever knowing. But when he can only bring back three of the four, his plans begin to unravel.
Keanu Reeves (William), Alice Eve (Mona), Thomas Middleditch (Ed), John Ortiz (Jones), Emjay Anthony (Matt), Emily Lind (Sophie), Aria Leabu (Zoe), Nyasha Hatendi (Scott), Amber Rivera (Margaret).
Replicas begins by introducing us to Will's work and family. Setting in place, the main story rolls out with a horrific car accident that leaves his wife and three children dead. Grief stricken, Will realizes he can migrate his work with robots to humans and bring his family back to life, but only three of them. From there the story spirals into a muck of ethical and moral questions punctuated by bits of drama and action, finishing with a nice Happy Ever After ending.
Acting was pretty good with Reeves delivering a fairly emotion performance. Eve did nicely, as did Middleditch, and both added depth to the film. Ortiz was well cast in his role and delivered well, as did Anthony, Lind, and Leabu. The remainder of the supporting cast was solid.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are mild suburban fodder that fit the film well. CGI and effects were nicely done with a solid, realistic feel throughout. Dialogue was good and brought nice depth to the story. Sound and soundtrack are enjoyable.
Replicas is a sci-fi thriller that has a lot going on. Sure, the story has plenty of holes and even some consistency errors, but the ethical and moral questions raised overcome those easily. Fans of futuristic sci-fi or thrillers should enjoy this one.
With some nudity, sexuality, violence, gore, foul language, and potentially disturbing images like needles in eyeballs, this should actually be fine for teens and above.
Released: 2019
Reviewed: 10.9.19
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi Thriller, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
copyright ©2019 Dave Riedel
Keanu Reeves (William), Alice Eve (Mona), Thomas Middleditch (Ed), John Ortiz (Jones), Emjay Anthony (Matt), Emily Lind (Sophie), Aria Leabu (Zoe), Nyasha Hatendi (Scott), Amber Rivera (Margaret).
Replicas begins by introducing us to Will's work and family. Setting in place, the main story rolls out with a horrific car accident that leaves his wife and three children dead. Grief stricken, Will realizes he can migrate his work with robots to humans and bring his family back to life, but only three of them. From there the story spirals into a muck of ethical and moral questions punctuated by bits of drama and action, finishing with a nice Happy Ever After ending.
Acting was pretty good with Reeves delivering a fairly emotion performance. Eve did nicely, as did Middleditch, and both added depth to the film. Ortiz was well cast in his role and delivered well, as did Anthony, Lind, and Leabu. The remainder of the supporting cast was solid.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are mild suburban fodder that fit the film well. CGI and effects were nicely done with a solid, realistic feel throughout. Dialogue was good and brought nice depth to the story. Sound and soundtrack are enjoyable.
Replicas is a sci-fi thriller that has a lot going on. Sure, the story has plenty of holes and even some consistency errors, but the ethical and moral questions raised overcome those easily. Fans of futuristic sci-fi or thrillers should enjoy this one.
With some nudity, sexuality, violence, gore, foul language, and potentially disturbing images like needles in eyeballs, this should actually be fine for teens and above.
Released: 2019
Reviewed: 10.9.19
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi Thriller, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
copyright ©2019 Dave Riedel
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