I'm Your Man

Aside from being a very handsome man, Dan Stevens herein proves he can also make a decent fist of playing a German robot too! Annoying, isn't he? Maren Eggert is a scientist who, in order to secure funding, agrees to take part in an experiment by which she is partnered with an android programmed to satisfy her "every" need. Naturally sceptical, she has him in her apartment and they embark on quite a few lively escapades as their relationship develops, and he is introduced - with varying degrees of success - to her family and friends. It's a gently paced comedy, this - with a fun script, two re...

Summary: 7/10: thoughtful, well-acted sci-fi that questions what love and longing really mean in an age when companionship might be manufactured to order.

This is another awesome film in the growing catalog of movies that asks the question: what are the possibilities for emotional connection between humans and androids? The science fiction romance subgenre has been dominated for decades by fembots designed to fulfill male fantasies, but Maria Schrader's film crucially reverses those gender dynamics, creating space for different questions and observations. For three weeks, she must live with...