2/10
This movie, something like a cross between The Notebook and Blade Runner, was a near-total dud for me. The cinematography was quite nice and the acting was fine - nothing else was enjoyable. The direction and editing was especially mechanical, with scenes broken up into 20-second chunks existing solely for characters to explain a plot point, then cut, and repeat (especially in the beginning). The script (adapted from a popular novel) is wooden and predictable from start to finish. None of the characters really say or do anything that feels believable, and I felt absolutely nothing for any of the people I was supposed to feel something for. Carey Mulligan, so good in An Education, seems wasted here - she spends her screentime moping around and looking cute. Andrew Garfield is fine despite his character being a string of clichés. Overall a major disappointment.
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