Renner – Movie Review
First Reaction – Renner is an interesting look at isolation and loneliness.
Where to Watch
RENNER – In U.S. Theaters Friday, February 7th
Director: Robert Rippberger
Writer: Luke Medina, Martin Medina, David Largman Murray, Robert Rippberger (Screenplay)
Cast
- Marcia Gay Harden (The Mist)
- Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle)
- Violett Beane (Truth or Dare)
- Craig Lamar Traylor (Matilda)
- Taylor Gray (Star Wars Rebels)
Plot: A computer genius creates an AI life coach to help him find love, but realizes too late he accidentally programmed his manipulative mother into the code.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Renner starts when computer genius Renner (Muniz) uses his new AI Life Coach Salenus to help motivate him. He struggles through most days and wants to get to know his neighbor Jamie (Beane). The two strike up a relationship despite the differences between the pair.
When the pair move forward with a relationship, Renner introduces Jamie to Salenus. However, the programming starts to show a darker side, which puts everything Renner has been searching for in question.
Verdict on Renner
Recap
The movie follows a computer genius who befriends his new neighbor. They get involved in a relationship which leads to an unlikely series of events to maintain his work.
Best Parts
We get a great vision of the isolation created by a computer genius. It shows his obsession with germs and maintaining his work. We get to see Frankie Muniz back on the bring screen which is always good to see.
Worst Parts
This doesn’t seem to dive enough into the dangers of AI and puts more focus on human errors. It doesn’t do enough to show the bigger world or explain what is happening in the world where his AI has been created. The biggest question is why Renner doesn’t do more with his genius.
Final Thoughts –Renner doesn’t unleash enough of the potential in the story.
