Victor taransky. He's a once successful Hollywood director who has been struggling as of lately. His most recent picture is half finished when his lead actress deserts him. Meanwhile a huge fan of his, a terminally ill computer genius approaches him with the technology that could enable Victor to create an actress.
The genius dies, but Victor inherits the software. At the end of his options, he uses the software to create "s1m0ne", a practically perfectly beautiful actress whose every aspects are controlled by Victor. At first he anticipates to keep her artificiality a secret, for his own beliefs regarding actors and respect for the film business overall. But when S1m0ne becomes a huge sensation, the challenge of secrecy becomes more challenging and challenging...
I'm an Al Pacino fan. You can usually have faith in his acting abilities and script choice because his choices are usually great and he always pulls off a flawless performance. And as the desperate director Victor Taransky he gets to have a lot of fun with the role. As the plot becomes more complicated, his character undergoes incredible feats to keep his actress a secret. When he pulls off these feats, weather barely or by a golden landslide, is when we enjoy the film the most. For ultimately there's really not much else to enjoy.
The plot doesn't really take off in the way we'd like to see it take off. There are nearly endless possibilities with the situations featured in the movie. The dialog is spot on, although some of the biggest laughs should have been better.
It also alternates between being a somewhat Satirical comedy, to a comedy drama. the constant bounce back and forth between these moods is quite noticeable, and therefore drains us a little because we're not sure what to think or feel at times.
But if you have a Friday night to kill and this movie makes its way on your television, by all means watch it. Pacino makes it interesting simply by being Pacino. He has that old style of great wit, humor, and chameleon like acting that we're all going to miss very soon when he and the other actors like him fade from the spotlight in the wake of the arrival of today's Beauty-over-acting chops celebrities.
**1/2 out of ****
The genius dies, but Victor inherits the software. At the end of his options, he uses the software to create "s1m0ne", a practically perfectly beautiful actress whose every aspects are controlled by Victor. At first he anticipates to keep her artificiality a secret, for his own beliefs regarding actors and respect for the film business overall. But when S1m0ne becomes a huge sensation, the challenge of secrecy becomes more challenging and challenging...
I'm an Al Pacino fan. You can usually have faith in his acting abilities and script choice because his choices are usually great and he always pulls off a flawless performance. And as the desperate director Victor Taransky he gets to have a lot of fun with the role. As the plot becomes more complicated, his character undergoes incredible feats to keep his actress a secret. When he pulls off these feats, weather barely or by a golden landslide, is when we enjoy the film the most. For ultimately there's really not much else to enjoy.
The plot doesn't really take off in the way we'd like to see it take off. There are nearly endless possibilities with the situations featured in the movie. The dialog is spot on, although some of the biggest laughs should have been better.
It also alternates between being a somewhat Satirical comedy, to a comedy drama. the constant bounce back and forth between these moods is quite noticeable, and therefore drains us a little because we're not sure what to think or feel at times.
But if you have a Friday night to kill and this movie makes its way on your television, by all means watch it. Pacino makes it interesting simply by being Pacino. He has that old style of great wit, humor, and chameleon like acting that we're all going to miss very soon when he and the other actors like him fade from the spotlight in the wake of the arrival of today's Beauty-over-acting chops celebrities.
**1/2 out of ****