Self/less
Director: Tarsem Singh
Writer: David Pastor, Àlex Pastor
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode
Strengths: Intriguing plot
Weakness: Poor execution
Runtime: 117 minutes
Rating: 2.5/5
Plot: A dying real estate mogul transfers his consciousness into a healthy young body, but soon finds that neither the procedure nor the company that performed it are quite what they seem.
Review: Damian Hale (Ben Kingsley) is a wealthy businessman who also is haunted by personal dissatisfactions, but he has a more immediate problem: terminal cancer. So when he learns about a scientific institute that can retain his mind but give him a new, healthy body created in a laboratory, he jumps at the chance. Once Damian has been reincarnated, he adjusts slowly but eagerly to his healthy new body, now played by Ryan Reynolds, satisfying his hedonistic appetites. Soon, however, Damian begins to be troubled by mental visions that his handlers assure him are merely hallucinations. But Damian begins to suspect that they are images of events that really happened. Whose past is he remembering? As he searches for answers to the mystery, the organization is desperate to keep him from learning the truth.
While the movie does have a very interesting premise, it is unfortunately let down by some key errors, one of which includes Ryan's attempt at Kingsley impressions. The effects for the movie weren't very eye catching either. And finally, the ending is just not satisfactory as the movie had quite a nice progress and really didn't deserve an ending like that. Because of these flaws, the movie just couldn't live up to the expectations people had in it.
Reviewed by Intisab Shahriyar
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