Written And Directed by Drew Hancock
Iris: "There were two times I felt truly happy. First, the day I met Josh; second, the day I killed him."
Another film that came out close to Valentine's Day that I missed out on but have now caught up with. Can I just say that I really wished the trailers hadn't spoiled the big twist? I mean I get why they did but I wish they hadn't.
Anyways, we've got our protagonist Iris (Sophie Thatcher) talking about two happiest times in her life. Both moments involved her boyfriend Josh (Jack Quaid). The first was meeting him and the second was killing. This movie showed a flaw in the first while it build towards the second.
Going away to an isolated lakehouse, Iris and Josh spent time with two other couples - Kat (Megan Suri) and Sergey (Rupert Friend) as well as Eli (Harvey Guillén) and Patrick (Lukas Gage). What should've been a nice weekend between three couples turned into a murder fest with Iris being the common denominator.
Iris killed a violent Sergey and then it got revealed that she was actually a robot that Josh, Kat and Eli were using in order to kill Sergey to begin with. On top of that, Patrick was also revealed to be a robot and when Iris was facing the threat of being permanently shut down, there was a fight for survival between humans and robots.
Let's be honest, the humans all are terrible in this movie. Eli's the least terrible of the bunch but even he had little problem with trying to shut Iris down. Saying that, his feelings for Patrick did seem genuine enough. Kat also showed a bit of conscience but not much as Josh had taken over Patrick in order to get control of Iris again.
Jack Quaid certainly knows how to play an unlikeable scimbag and he excelled himself with Josh as a character. Sophie Thatcher certainly brought her all as Iris managed to gain her own agency through a sympathetic outsider before ultimately gaining her freedom and getting rid of Josh for good.
- The company responsible for the robots in this film were called Empathix. The robots had more of it than the humans.
- Iris showing off her metallic hand at the end did feel like a nice nod to Terminator.
- Standout music: Bee Gees Emotion. The song played out during the closing credits.
- Chronology: 2025 America, though it's not specified where.
Companion was a delight. Excellent lead performances from both Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid as well as strong support from everyone else. Definitely worth the watch.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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