I'm Your Man (2021)
I'm Your Man (2021)
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
WEB-Dl 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 3099 Kbps | 107 min | 2,87 Gb
Audio: German E-AC3 5.1 @ 640 Kbps | Subtitles: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Director: Maria Schrader
Stars: Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens, Sandra Hüller
Alma is a scientist coerced into participating in an extraordinary study in order to obtain research funds for her work. For three weeks, she has to live with a humanoid robot tailored to her character and needs, whose artificial intelligence is designed to be the perfect life partner for her. Enter Tom, a machine in human form in a class of its own, created solely to make her happy.
IMDB - 10 wins
Finally a romantic comedy for the digital world… And a very advanced one at that, at least in the movie. In an undisclosed time frame, in cosmopolitan Berlin, artificial intelligence has evolved to the point that robots are indistinguishable from humans. A persnickety academic, Alma (Maren Eggert, in a frosty performance I found endearing) is asked to bring such a specimen home, and report back whether it is suitable for long term companionship, not just as a super efficient cook or housekeeper, but as a partner, a lover.
Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) plays the robot Tom, and his performance is a delightful blend of dry witticisms and self-deprecating humor, aware that humans expect a robotic concoction from a 1950s sci-fi movie, and having fun bursting the balloon, although Tom does experience a few glitches along the way. I'm Your Man aims higher than slapstick love machinations. It selectively doles out rom-com tropes, but also finds a poignancy while delicately posing the question of what it means to be human, and whether the artificial version might be as good or better than the real thing.
It would make a good double bill with "Making Mr. Right".
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I'm Your Man (2021)
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