Her
This is probably gonna be the first review where I actually REVIEW the movie in some level of depth.
First off, no movie has ever made me pause more times from pure secondhand embarrassment than this one.
For me, this movie is definitely one of those movies where, as it progresses, you grow to like it more, and that's best shown through Theodore, since I didn't like him at all and thought that's exactly how I'd feel by the end of the movie, but that didn't end up being true at all. Since I'm talking about him first, I kinda have to skip to the end of the movie because that's where his character finally develops into what I was looking for. At least personally, a lot of movies I've seen recently have characters that are either barely different from who they were at the start of the movie or are the exact same, but that unknown character unravels throughout the movie. While I do love how those movies choose those paths, I feel like seeing Theodore go from rock bottom to that level of self-acceptance at the end was truly earned, and we saw every turn that got him there. He’s forced to confront the truth that love changes, people (or A.I.s) grow apart, and nothing can stay suspended in that perfect “honeymoon” state. I feel like that ending scene is what really got the movie to a 5 for me because it was so beautiful, tying everything together.
Moving on from Theodore, my other personal favorite parts of the movie include Amy and Catherine. The way they look at relationships being so contrasting was well written, and I found myself understanding where both of them were coming from. Specifically, I loved the divorce paper lunch where Theodore finally got confronted by Catherine, and she forced him to see the "easy way out" in terms of getting into a new relationship where everything's perfect since it's literally artificial intelligence. I feel like, even though we didn't get much of her, the reason I liked Catherine so much is that everyone else in this setting seems to just completely accept the idea of having relations with an AI, and Catherine has a similar reaction to what I would feel like. The conversation with Amy, where she was talking about "Joy," was also amazing and an understandable point of view.
That being said, I feel like it's obvious that my favorite part of this movie was the dialogue and conversations, the conversation with Samantha where Theodore talked about feeling everything he's ever gonna feel being my favorite. Feels like every conversation is insightful, whether it's to build the "futuristic" world they live in or develop characters' perspectives. Definitely, one of my favorite movies when it comes to dialogue.
The biggest thing I felt weird about in this movie was how realistic a prediction some of the factors were, since the movie takes place in 2025. The level of people depending on A.I. being so widespread is definitely something that you can see today in the real world, and I don't know how to feel about the accuracy, to be completely honest.
Scary shit aside, the cinematography and music was also perfect, and I loved how vibrant the movie was. There wasn't a scene that felt annoying to look at. The way that music is used to capture moments in time to give you a sneak peek into Samantha's point of view was brilliant, and I love how that was a recurring plot point.
TL;DR ts tuff