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Auggie

2019

Richard Kind, Christen Harper, Susan Blackwell, Simone Policano ...

Sci-Fi. Drama Forced into early retirement, Felix Greystone (Richard Kind) falls in love with an augmented reality companion, to the detriment of his relationship with his wife and daughter. At his “early retirement” party, Felix Greystone is given a pre-release version of an Auggie, a pair of augmented reality smart glasses that project a perfectly human companion onto his world. When Felix’s wife Anne gets a promotion and his daughter Grace gets ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Kane and Underhill's screenplay lacks any semblance of wit or humor (...) Although its running time is a mere 81 minutes, the pic seems to last forever"
		Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"While the premise here resembles a cut-rate version of the visionary Spike Jonze film 'Her,' the twist of the hero’s obsolescence makes it feel somewhat fresh.
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Richard Kind is compelling as the retiree seduced by a VR ‘companion’, but the film fails to do much with its rather familiar premise (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Caroline Siede The Verge	"It plays like a cross between Black Mirror and Spike Jonze’s Her (...) It doesn’t have enough substance to fill its runtime, but it explores some intriguingly thorny ideas along the way."

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