Set in the near future, artificial intelligence comes to the home, allowing death to be not quite the final answer.
To help 85 year-old Marjorie (Lois Smith) deal with the last years of her life, daughter Geena Davis and son-in-law Tim Robbins arrange for a Prime, the fortysomething version of her late husband (Jon Hamm) to talk over their lives together. For Marjorie, ‘it’ offers comfort. For her daughter, it’s not quite right.
A Black Mirror-style storyline for the big screen, director Michael Almereyda’s provocative adaptation of Jordan Harrison’s stage play is a quiet, reflective chamber drama.
Screened in the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Rating: 64%
Director: Michael Almereyda (Cymbeline, Twister)
Writer: Michael Almereyda (Cymbeline, Twister) – adapted from the stage play by Jordan Harrison
Main cast: Lois Smith (The Nice Guys, Twister), Jon Hamm (Keeping Up With the Joneses, TV’s Mad Men), Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise, Accidents Happen), Tim Robbins (Mystic River, A Perfect Day)
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