Advantageous

  • 2015


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Negative reviews 4
Average Rating 3.4/5
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2.0
As in a lot of good sci fi, the movie is set in a particular world, but driven by the characters that inhabit it. Av Club
3.0
Unfortunately, the stilted script and portentous direction make Advantageous, a film written and directed by Asian American women, a missed opportunit .. EW
1.5
But just when it should shift from a focus on ideas to emotional involvement, the pic instead grows slower and less engaging. Variety
1.9
And yet the somberness of this world isnt complicated enough to amount to some great conceptual allegory, nor is it sufficiently aestheticized to beco ..
3.5
The biggest letdown is the lack of emotional heft in the final half hour, right where the film really needs to go big and Sirkian with its feelings an .. The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
Too often, contemporary science fiction movies are just thrillers pumped up with special effects and the latest in zap gun futurology. The New York Times
3.8
The answer is frightening, precisely because it seems as if we could all wind up there in real life. San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
Every so often a film comes out of nowhere, nearly invisible to the mainstream cinema crowd, and it simply blows me away. The Young Folks
3.0
Youve seen enough movies to know it wont go as planned, but director Jennifer Phangs low budget film is extraordinary in the sly way it dishes out the .. Ny Daily News
4.0
This intricately developed and well acted science fiction fantasy began as a dystopian short film by director Jennifer Phang. Spirituality And Practice
4.5
From its arresting first scenes, Phangs film is as much about why as it is what next Village Voice
4.0
What if we simply bought into a less equal place because the idea was perfectly packaged and sold to us.And what if it was just around the corner Eye For Film
4.5
The film is beautiful, quiet, and has a really great performance by James Urbaniak. The Stranger
3.0
If nothing else, Advantageous makes a superb showcase for Kim, a hugely underrated and underutilized talent. The Dissolve
4.0
Advantageous isnt going to win any awards for visual effects (this is a modestly budgeted film), but the writing, directing and performances are so st .. Polygon
3.0
But it is only toward the end of film that we realize the cost.Directed and co written by Jennifer Phang, ADVANTAGEOUS is a surprisingly touching and .. Reel Talk Online
3.5
ADVANTAGEOUS is a science fiction film with a much higher budget for art direction than it has for special effects. Leepers Us
4.5
Gwens ethnicity isnt what is most disadvantageous to herits her age. Bitch Media
1.5
Unfortunately, calling yourself a painter doesnt make you an artist. The Magazine of Fantasy & ..
4.5
Like the best science fiction, Advantageous asks questions that apply to us today. It is a cautionary tale about the dangerous of technology, but it s .. Nuke The Fridge
4.5
The credit goes not only to director Jennifer Phang, but lead Jacqueline Kim, who also co wrote the screenplay in addition to giving an incredible per .. A Reel of One's Own



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