Finch

Finch 2021

 

IMDb Ratings: 7.3/10
 

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi
 

Language: English
 

Release Year: 2021

Director: Miguel Sapochnik

Stars Cast: Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones, Lora Martinez-Cunningham

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 Finch Review

 

'Finch (2021)', in fact, is exactly what you would expect it to be. An annoying, low-key sci-fi set for the post-destruction future about a man who built a robot to guard his dog. The big problem with the piece is that it doesn't really know what it wants to be. Encrypting what it is about, due to the lack of a better term, is very difficult and does not seem to have the right context in it. Is it about the relationship between the robot and the dog, as its basis might suggest, or is it about the relationship between a man and his friends, as the title suggests? Is it about a robot that adapts to its blossoms or is it about a man who adapts to its complexity? The answer to all of these questions is, to a lesser extent, "yes" - though not the "yes or no" questions. It wants to be with all these things but, as a result, it ends up not really about any of them. Don't get me wrong, it's fun enough. There are some interesting moments, especially around the innocence of the robot and the ‘selfishness’ of the dog, and the characters who are almost a ‘one-man game’ Hanks come home just as he usually does. The visual effects are also amazing. To the best of my understanding, the robot is made alive with a combination of dolls and computer-generated animations; both are as convincing as they are, and the overall performance of the machine man is astonishing. The film as a whole is less compelling, though. Its music, original and licensed, is not very good, either (i.e., without a doubt, it is surprising considering that the composer, Gustavo Santaolalla, is the same guy who made the music for 'The Last Of Us (2013)' and its sequence). In the end, this is a wonderful piece of science fiction that has little to do with nothing but triviality. It's really sad. It’s fun enough to be what it is, though, and those who love dogs will probably get a kick out of it. 6/10.