Official Discussion: Self/less [SPOILERS]

I don't maybe I am an idiot but I enjoyed the movie.

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Shit I thought this would be a good pick to see this weekend. Already bought the tickets. Eh. Worth a try to see if it's worth it

Saw it yesterday. I didn't really read any reviews going in to it, but I briefly saw the Rotten Tomatoes score. I don't think it deserves the amount of negative press it is getting. The plot jumps around a couple of times, but it is not even close to Terminator Genisys levels. The action scenes were good, not great, and I thought Reynolds did a good job acting in a weird role. Probably not worth watching it in theaters, but I thought it was entertaining.

If you like Ryan Reynolds you'll probably like this movie.

With a name like that it seemed like a Face/Off sequel.

Saw it a couple weeks ago.

This is a nice example of a movie that pretends to be smart, but ends up very dumb.

First off, the thriller/elements aren't well done, because for the most part you can tell how this whole thing ends as soon as he goes into the new body.

Secondly, the action ruined it for me. It wanted to be a drama/psychological thriller, and the action came out of nowhere and then kept showing up, making the story seem tacky as fuck. The entire ending was disappointing, because it felt like our main character overreacting to something they make out to be that bad.

Lying is bad, sure. If they killed that woman, that would have been bad. But the actual volunteer work that our young guy did to save his kid? What the fuck is wrong with that? That is a nice sacrifice.

I was so disappointed too, because I thought Reynolds acted pretty well in the film. It just had unnecessary plot elements (like the fact that he knew what was in the drug, didn't matter much at all).

But here is my not so humble full review of Self/Less. ;)

It reminded me a lot of Limitless in some ways even though their stories aren't that similar. I can't tell you why I kept thinking of limitless, but I did for some reason.

The biggest disappointment for me was the visuals. I'm a huge fan of Tarsem Singh because even if his movies aren't great, like Immortals, at least they are gorgeous. I realize that Self/Less isn't a visual masterpiece because it's setting doesn't lend itself to that being a for the most part realistic modern setting.

It doesn't take place in a fantasy world, or dreams, or ancient Greece. It's modern America. But that's why I see Singh films, so I was disappointed.

The film frustrated me because there are plenty glimpses of brilliance in there that they don't really do much with. This film had the potential to be a great, original sci fi flick, but everytime it starts getting interesting it turns back into a generic thriller.

The acting was unfortunately the best part for me. And I say unfortunately because I wish everything else was better. Everyone does a pretty great job in their roles though. Even the little girl I thought was fine.

My main gripe though is that it easily could've been a great film. So much wasted potential. They managed to turn a pretty great, original sci-fi idea into a generic movie, and that's the worst thing about it for me.

Why was the iOS so old? How long ago did they film this? Thinking on this during the filming made me wonder...do they have back up blockbusters? Like how an artist will have entire albums complete for decades to come.

Is this a reboot of the movie Seconds? It's basically the same plot.

I really felt that the action part was forced so much. The ideas in this movie are very interesting but didn't do much for me when it started having light Bourne Identity elements.

Based on the director, I'm surprised how... normal this movie looks (based on trailers and marketing).

Matthew Goode needs a good agent. He's totally wasting his talent by starring in one mediocre film after another.

Just finished watching it. Im not sure its worth seeing in theaters but It's not the worst sci fi I've seen in recent memory (looking at you, Transcendence/Jupiter Ascending).

Ryan Reynolds does well with the script he had. Really interesting ideas brought up but the Bourne - like action sequences and weak plot points made it a resounding meh. I haven't felt so "meh" about a sci fi movie since watching In Time.

If you like Ryan Reynolds (I do) you will at least enjoy it for him and the supporting cast. Otherwise, wait to rent it or borrow from a friend in a few months.

I'm a Tarsem Singh fan, but I was disappointed by this movie. The first act was decent, and set up a cool premise with interesting philosophical themes to explore. Even the direction was really satisfying to watch, the cinematography, the percussive cuts like in the scene with the street band, the camera movement, I was excited.

And then it felt like they switched directors at the second act. A movie that could have been about exploring the concept of self and what makes you you was pretty much non-existent. It became a chase movie with some inexplicable Jason Bourne elements that had switching bodies in the background as window dressing. It really could have been about anything. Ryan Reynolds could have stolen some jewels, or had national secrets, or anything to get him on the run and it would have only been slightly different.

I also didn't know enough about any of the characters to really care about them. The original guy that Damian takes over is never shown (until the last scene) so the gravity of him losing himself is never felt on emotional level. We don't spend that much time with Old Damian, and Ryan Reynolds didn't really play New Damian to feel like the same character, so I just really didn't care if he stayed in the body or faded.

Besides, as soon as he figured out it was someone else's body (which I wish they didn't reveal in the trailer), the moral choice was pretty clear. One is an old guy who lived a full life, but was a terrible father. The other was a young dad who sacrificed his life to save his daughter. Which consciousness deserved Ryan Reynold's body?

So the whole thing to me felt unexplored, predictable, and without any real weight. I was bored through most of the second act.

Which, like some other people said, is a shame because of how well Ryan Reynolds performed. Matthew Goode was pretty goode, too.

It would be great if they could do a revolutionary medical procedure out of non-evil body parts. The evil body parts never work. Like ever.

Did anybody else get a Sixth Day vibe from this movie?

I feel like they could have done a lot more with the body switching stuff too.

I enjoyed it. Yes it does have some issues but it doesn't deserve a 20% rotten tomatoes score.

Can someone please tell me exactly what Damien did at the beginning of the movie, that caused the young business guy to "be out of the business"? That first scene had me a bit confused.

I must say, that body sale was a hell of a markup. Buy the body for 200k (I am guessing, but medical bills had a few fees listed around 30k each), and sell it for 250M! That's like a 99.92% profit margin!

Just watched this, I did not think it was too bad, It had it's silly moments like gun shots not being heard by of camera people, but I generally enjoyed the movie.

Here is a positive spoiler free movie review from MovieManChad from Youtube.

Selfless is from "Tarsem" the director of The Cell (2000) and The Fall (2006) and his films are known for their amazing Visuals.

The overacting of the wife is horrible.

So anyone see it? Yes? No?

It seems like this movie is getting torn apart, I got free tickets for an advanced screening but woke up late to go. I'd probably catch it once it's on blue-ray.

i'll give it 10/10 , my 2 hrs or less we're not wasted, great movie, full of ERMRGHRDs,little bit of suspense,great twists and a handful of feels at the end

Late to the party, watched it on dvd over the weekend. I have no idea why this movie tanked so bad. I loved the soundtrack, RR's deadpan humor fit will with BK's, and it was shot perfectly. The scene in the apartment in NOLA was on point. Did not see the twist coming, and usually I can call it with in the first 10 minutes.

So Transfer or Advantageous...with more guns and less ethical debate.

How is this compared to Advantageous, which is on Netflix?

the original 'Seconds' directed by John Frankenheimer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU28jXfTJzc

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Saw it at a premiere a few weeks ago...there were just so many parts that made me roll my eyes...but one in particular that really just stood out as plain dumb to me was the ending sequence. I mean that room they were in would have been toast before it melted through that bullet proof glass...essentially burning themselves alive while that guy could have easily just jumped out of the way of the blast of fire and laughed all the way into another body.

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Ryan Reynolds isnt pretending to be Ben Kingsley in this is he?

Should have called it Sec/onds

I was looking forward to this, too bad it's getting hammered. All of these high concept scifi movies are falling flat, what a bummer.

This depresses me because I really like Tarsem Singh but his past few movies have been pretty fucking terrible.

I hope his career doesn't ultimately suffer from it because he has a great eye.

Haven't seen it yet, heard mixed things, but I'm wondering if it stands up to Tarsem's visuals. The dude had me hooked with things like The Fall and Immortals. This looked pretty straightforward.

Reminds me of this

Really solid first act and then it just divebombs.

Also it's far too long. I felt tired and drowsy by the time it ended

And the Apple product placement was outrageously blatant

This was a god forsaken abortion of a film! 2/10.

Looks shite

So will people stop trying to make Tarsem happen?

I will never understand why everyone loves Ryan Reynolds when all he does are shit movies like this or rom-coms

Ryan Reynolds career should have ended with those comedies he used to do. Stop trying to make him into a big action/serious movie star - he's not

If I transfer my brain into a new body and then I masturbate, does that make me gay?

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all the characters were very unconvincing. I love ryan reynolds but he really missed the mark on an out of touch 70 y/o guy. I mean, the writing is to blame for this too. Like in the beginning he is way to comfortable using informal speech talking to Anton, it was a total 180 from the guy at the beginning behavior wise.