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- 2018
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 44 m
- 2018
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 44 m
Summary Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
Directed By: Drake Doremus
Written By: Richard Greenberg, Drake Doremus
- 2018
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 44 m
- 2018
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 44 m
Zoe
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6.6
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Summary Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
Directed By: Drake Doremus
Written By: Richard Greenberg, Drake Doremus
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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10% Positive
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60% Mixed
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30% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
39
10% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
60% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
30% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
A human/robot love story that is less deeply imaginative than Spike Jonze's Her and less heartbreaking than Doremus' own Like Crazy, the picture is nevertheless a beautifully acted, affecting drama that teases some questions society may need to answer sooner than we expect.
An unimaginative waste of science-fiction potential.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 User Ratings
6.6
58% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 User Ratings
6.6
58% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
26% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
16% Negative
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Drake Doremus's compositions seem to be motivated by the idea that there’s no more profound image than sunlight reflecting off one-half of a character’s face.
Wrestling with the intrinsic creepiness of the premise would involve some social commentary, self-awareness, and honest-to-God storytelling, and that’s not Doremus’ bag.
In Zoe, the characters, all in their 30s at least (except for the robots, I know, but bear with me), still believe that 100-percent glitch-free everlasting love is a reasonable life goal. It’s this component, even more than the poorly realized sci-fi trappings, that finally make the movie a little insufferable.
The non-stop, navel-gazing, faux philosophical dialogue about love starts to feel like some strange experiment itself. It reaches points of near-parody, not unlike overhearing drunk college kids talk about dating apps and the meaning of love at 3 AM at a party you really want to leave.
If we ever truly sympathize with Doremus’ nebulous characters, it’s only because they help us appreciate how painful it can be to spend so much time trying to divine meaning from utter emptiness.
