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Companion – Review
Companion – Budget of $10 million – 1 hour and 37 minutes
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Iris awakens after a long drive to a rustic small cabin in the woods with her boyfriend, Josh, in the driver’s seat. Iris worries about impressing Josh’s friends, but he promises they will like her. Kat answers the door but gives Iris the cold shoulder. Iris and Josh greet Patrick as he cooks, and Patrick’s boyfriend, Eli, offers Iris and Josh hugs. Later, Kat’s boyfriend, Sergey, descends the stairs and welcomes everyone to his home.
After dinner, Iris sits with Kat and asks about her relationship with Sergey. Kat admits Sergey is a terrible boyfriend and husband, but he has money. She feels like an accessory in Sergey’s life. He can say or do anything to her. Kat confesses that she doesn’t dislike Iris. She dislikes what Iris represents: Kat’s replacement. Iris assures Kat that no one can replace her. The couples turn in for the night, and Josh and Iris make love. Afterward, Iris professes her undying love to Josh, and he tells her to go to sleep.
Iris wakes up and prepares for an evening on the beach with Josh. However, he doesn’t want to go. He tells Iris to go alone and relax. Iris walks to the beach chairs and breathes in the morning air. She puts her hands in her pocket and pulls out a switchblade. Sergey joins Iris and asks her to lotion his back and shoulders. Iris obliges. Later, Iris returns to the cabin with a large blood stain on her shirt. Josh demands answers. Iris explains that Sergey attacked her, and she defended herself. Iris didn’t care about dying but was afraid not to see Josh again. Josh tells Iris to go to sleep, and she powers down.
Josh and Patrick tie Iris to a chair, and Josh asks to be alone with Iris to say goodbye. He wakes Iris up and explains that she is his companion robot from Empathix Robotics. Her memories are fake, and Josh can control Iris with her phone. They will explain to the police that Iris killed someone. Empathix will label her defective and turn her off. Kat enters the room and demands to know why Josh turned Iris on. He leaves with Kat to explain himself. Iris doesn’t want to live without Josh. She pushes herself and the chair over and moves to the switchblade on the ground. She cuts herself free and escapes from the house with Josh’s phone. Patrick sees Iris escape and warns the others. Josh says they must get Iris back. If Empathix examines her, they will see he jailbroke Iris to make her more aggressive and go against her factory settings. He and Kat planned Sergey’s murder and asked Patrick and Eli to come to strengthen their alibi. Can Iris escape them before they destroy her?
This movie is leaps and bounds better than the trailer. The trailer gives viewers one plot twist. However, there are several. This plot leans into the warnings of artificial intelligence and the dehumanization of people while being bloody and funny. The companions are realistic, so they didn’t have to rely on massive amounts of CGI. Kat and Josh are equally horrible people. They are manipulative and cunning. And their monologues will make the audience hate them more. The script touches on the importance of autonomy, the pitfalls of entitlement, and why you should read the user agreement without being preachy. This film isn’t a horror movie but falls in the same category as M3GAN. It’s a thought-provoking, bloody, cringy good time. You can also take a date.
I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars
Iris, wake up – Josh
You make me feel replaceable – Kat
Hey, you – Iris
I love you – Eli
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Dog Man – Review
Dog Man – Budget of $40 million – 1 hour and 29 minutes
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Officer Knight and his K-9 Greg chase Petey the Cat all around town. The team continuously catches Petey. Petey knows Greg is clever but isn’t strong, and Knight is powerful but not intelligent. Petey’s assistant, Butler, thinks Petey should plan for when they combine. Petey fires Butler and creates a new devious scheme.
Knight and Greg believe they have Petey cornered, but Petey escapes and leaves them on top of an abandoned building with a bomb. Greg growls, and Knight assumes Greg wants him to cut the green wire. Knight cuts it and then remembers dogs are colorblind. The bomb detonates. The doctors tell Greg that his body is in bad shape and Knight’s head is not fixable. They decide to put Greg’s head on Knight’s body. They create Dog Man. Dog Man leaves the hospital and discovers that Knight’s girlfriend, Alice, sold their home, got a new boyfriend, and bought a new dog. Dog Man cries and returns to headquarters. Mayor is tired of Petey’s antics and wants Chief to catch Petey. Chief puts Dog Man on the case. However, each time he catches Petey, Petey always escapes. Mayor grows tired of Petey’s antics. If Dog Man doesn’t apprehend Petey for good, she will make Chief fire Dog Man.
Petey learns of the doctor’s creation and screams. Butler returns for her power cord, but Petey assumes Butler wants her job back. Butler says the only person who could work for Petey is Petey. Petey decides to clone himself. Petey will use his clone to take down Dog Man. However, Petey doesn’t thoroughly read the instructions. The clone, Lil’ Petey, will take 18 years to develop. Petey brushes his clone aside and creates a new scheme. He will reanimate Chief’s most diabolical enemy, Flippy, and program Flippy to destroy all do-gooders. Will Petey succeed?
Based on the Dog Man book series by Dav Pilkey, this movie accomplishes verbal and visual jokes without getting raunchy (FTC Affiliate Disclaimer). With a dog’s head, Dog Man can’t escape his urges to chase squirrels, lick Chief, and play fetch. However, Dog Man mourns Alice’s loss. Like any cartoon, the script is all over the place and feels like one long acid trip. The graphics are simple but contain eye-catching jokes in the background. The voice actors did a magnificent job of conveying the emotions of their characters. The conclusion is a beautiful lesson in co-parenting and breaking family cycles. This film is for kids who are Dog Man or Captain Underpants fans. However, parents should pay the matinee price.
I give it 3 out of 5 stars
I want my whisker back. I want my money back. I want my life back – Petey
I’m miserable – Lil’ Petey
Ruff – Dog Man
Greg, if anything happens to me, take care of Alice – Officer Knight
Destroy do-gooders – Flippy
That’s why I said ‘again again’ again – Mayor
Puka shells is not money – Butler
Typical. Typical – Chief
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