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I’m Your Man (2021)I’m Your Man (2021)

I’m Your Man (2021)

A delightful romance that pairs AI with humans

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction

7.2

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Germany
English, French, German
Feel-Good, Funny, Grown-up Comedy
2021
Female director, Maria Schrader
Annika Meier, Christoph Glaubacker, Dan Stevens
108 min

Synopsis

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Alma is a scientist at Berlin's famous Pergamon Museum. In order to obtain research funds for her studies, she accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment. For three weeks, she must live with a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence designed to allow it to morph into that of her ideal life partner. Enter Tom, a machine in human form, created to make her happy.

Our Take

7.2
The Staff

Romantically pairing up AI with humans is hardly new, and I’m Your Man is aware of that. Instead of spending way too much time explaining the advanced tech that makes the perfect mate possible, the movie zeroes in on its charismatic leads Tom the robot (Dan Stevens) and Alma the indifferent academic (Maren Eggert). Tom is the curious, humanoid automaton who is designed to worship Alma, and Alma is the disillusioned human who is conflicted with the authenticity of her growing feelings for Tom. I’m Your Man is smart and empathetic enough to stay afloat amidst its swirling genres and ethical dilemmas, but it is mostly the chemistry between Tom and Alma that anchors it to the love story that it actually is. 

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