Inclubabu
Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.
Phonearl
Good start, but then it gets ruined
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Kinley
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Nemesis42
Excellent Sci-fi, worth it for the authentic period scenes alone. Great casting and production design, with just the right amount of characters to weave a magnetic noir thriller. The period sections include professional dancers and bands; this has been brilliantly crafted. Another chameleon appearance by Vincent D'Onofrio too. Some philosophical questions dominate. Well worth the watch
hellholehorror
This is the type of head-funk film that you need to watch twice. Although having now watched it twice I think that you should only ever watch it once – a lot is lost on the second viewing. It is confusing but when you get your head around the concept it becomes very interesting and pertinent. One problem though is that this kind of film will date badly. It already looks a bit preposterous in some ways. Possibly that was deliberate as nothing is tangible. Or should that be nothing is intangible? Just want to confirm that the effects look cheesy but overall it is fine to watch – the camera-work was a touch static – I do like that jittery new style. Apart from the strong thoughts that I cannot get out of my head I would still say how powerful this exploration into our mind's reality is. A little more action and graphical effects would have been nice although this is only a minor gripe. It is possibly a bit predictable too but not a long way in advance. Made me think a little too much possibly, I may unravel the mystery... The tacked-on love story is stupid but the premise is clever and gripping.
joshyates1980
Overall, the movie was one of the best I've seen in many years. As a software developer professionally and as a hobbyist, I watched this movie and became more motivated to develop more virtual reality applications.The movie begins with a shady bartender reading a confidential letter that was not intended for him to read. He was suppose to hand it off to another individual. Next, there were some murders for the viewer to try and figure out the murderer.Without spoiling the plot, the simulated world has more layers of mystery than I thought over halfway through the movie. I kept thinking the movie was about time travel because our reality appears linear. Before I began watching the movie, I was expecting a base hit or maybe a double. But, by switching my perspective to a more physics standpoint or high dimensional, then the movie rounded the bases for an inside the park home run. Within my reality, I can not classify this movie as fiction.
michaeljhuman
If you have seen enough VR themed movies, you won't see much new here. I would say this plot combines a number of different VR themes including a bit of Truman show thrown in.If you love the VR theme, and don't mind a movie that seems so similar to others you will enjoy this.Acting is pretty good. I especially liked the main female character - she's has charmThe plot was...well, I was a bit disappointed. I thought, well maybe this will be a film noir, a bit like Dark City ( which is awesome, see that movie :) Well, no, it felt like it was going that way, then lost it. I love the 30s and 40s movie, so was hoping for more of that feel. But, no, it wasn't quite that. It's not as good as Dark City, not as clever as Exitenze, not as novel as the Matrix, to name some VR themed movies. By the end of the movie, I felt like, there were just too many loose ends, but not everyone will feel that way - especially people new to VR movies, because they will likely overlook a lot of problems. But all VR movies have believabiltiy issues - if I had seen this before so many other VR movies, I might have overlooked some things that bugged meHeck, in spite of being disappointed due to wanting a film noir, and maybe something a bit more original I watched it to the end, which is more than I can say for a lot of movies :)I think some people will really enjoy this* A bit of spoiler alert - You know what would be refreshing? A VR movie that isn't trying to be overly plot twisty.