Saturday, 1 February 2025

Companion (3 Stars)


This is the fourth film in the Stuttgart White Nights Festival.

Josh goes on holiday with his girlfriend Iris and two other friends. It's not a secret that Iris is a robot. She's sold by a company called Empathix that sells robots as human-like companions. The robot is fully customisable and immediately falls in love with its owner. The perfect partner? Sadly, I have to agree. What man wouldn't want a lover who does exactly what he wants. If there's anything he doesn't like he can tweak her personality as he goes along.

There have been several films about robotic companions before. Usually the robot ends up doing something evil. That's not the case in this film. It's Josh and his friends who have evil designs, and Iris is caught in the middle as an innocent bystander. If she does wrong, it's only because Josh makes her do it.

The film has a complex plot. I can't say more about it without giving away spoilers.

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