Overview
Alma is a scientist at Berlin's famous Pergamon Museum. In order to obtain research funds for her studies, she accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment. For three weeks, she must live with a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence designed to allow it to morph into that of her ideal life partner. Enter Tom, a machine in human form, created to make her happy.
The setup is perfect: a lonely female scientist who has had questionable luck in the dating world is asked to try out a humanoid for three weeks. That humanoid is supposedly made just for her, although the film never really gets into what the means (the few times it is addressed the woman seemed surprised that an aspect of the bot was specific to her preference).
I think this movie is a fine entry into the “what is a relationship” genre. While my favorite movie in this area will always be Her I think this movie isn’t too far behind. The struggle to show the areas where the humanoid filled and did not fill holes in the woman’s life was extremely interesting. I think where they ultimately left the movie was perfect.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews I'm Your Man
Movie title: I'm Your Man
Movie description: Alma is a scientist at Berlin's famous Pergamon Museum. In order to obtain research funds for her studies, she accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment. For three weeks, she must live with a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence designed to allow it to morph into that of her ideal life partner. Enter Tom, a machine in human form, created to make her happy.
Date published: 2021-10-16
Director(s): Maria Schrader
Actor(s): Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens, Sandra Hüller, Hans Löw, Annika Meier, Jürgen Tarrach, Wolfgang Hübsch, Henriette Richter-Röhl, Monika Oschek
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
My Review
The setup is perfect: a lonely female scientist who has had questionable luck in the dating world is asked to try out a humanoid for three weeks. That humanoid is supposedly made just for her, although the film never really gets into what the means (the few times it is addressed the woman seemed surprised that an aspect of the bot was specific to her preference).
I think this movie is a fine entry into the “what is a relationship” genre. While my favorite movie in this area will always be Her I think this movie isn’t too far behind. The struggle to show the areas where the humanoid filled and did not fill holes in the woman’s life was extremely interesting. I think where they ultimately left the movie was perfect.
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My Review - 8/10
8/10