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2015
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Self/less
Positive Reviews
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2.0
(There is a germ of a capitalist critique here, too, but like most of the storys most interesting ideas, it is left undeveloped.)
Av Club
3.0
Those particular films had sumptuous visuals that more than made up for a supreme lack of storytelling.
EW
1.9
Filmmakers have struggled with the definition of what it means to be a human being for decades.Are you merely a product of flesh and bone
Rogerebert
1.5
A brand new you that just might be the old someone else is the quandary at the center of Self/less, an initially intriguing parable about mans lust fo ..
Variety
3.5
What does come as a surprise is how successfully the film elevates a functional B movie story into a sensory and smart piece of genre filmmaking.
We Got This Covered
2.0
A sci fi thriller so derivative of John Frankenheimers masterfully paranoid Seconds it would be more accurate to call it Thirds, Tarsem Singhs Self/le ..
Time Out
2.0
Recycling riffs from John Frankenheimers superior 1966 thriller Seconds (which in turn inspired Face/Off), Tarsem Singhs dopey romp signally fails to ..
The Guardian
2.0
Its a nice idea, and the opening act is fun as the newly young hero exults in his unaccustomed health, strength and sexual attractiveness.But sadly Re ..
The Guardian
2.0
Somewhere in there is a good movie.I suggest taking the negatives and seeing if we cant transfer it into a healthier, better looking version.
The Guardian
1.9
For a Tarsem Singh production, Self/less noticeably lacks for aesthetic pomp.
0.0
If the plot sounds familiar its because its as old as time, and served as the subject of one of cinemas great cult classics: John Frankenheimers audac ..
3.5
Best known for wildly imaginative visuals and pretty shaky narratives, Indian director Tarsem Singh plays it surprisingly straight with Self /less, a ..
Screen Daily
2.5
It promises us a psychological thriller about identity and the self.
Vulture
3.5
But the similarities between this new film and Frankenheimers movie are too striking to ignore.The failings of Self/less reveal a good deal about what ..
The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Wealth cant buy health, happiness, or immortality, but in the world of Self/less, wealth can buy you maybe another 50 years of life.
2.0
Mr. Reynolds is an appealing actor, and its easy enough to compensate for his limitations if you let yourself believe that hes really Ben Kingsley the ..
The New York Times
3.0
The mishmash unfortunately falls flat, hampered by a weak script and some unusually wooden onscreen moments from usually excellent actors.
Paste Magazine
2.5
For someone with great visual command of the medium, Singhs latest is a disappointment.
IGN
2.0
Anonymously slick and rarely betraying a sense of humour, Self/less might not mind a discreet facelift, but it much more urgently needs a personality ..
Telegraph
2.0
Damian Hale (Ben Kingsley, plying a ridiculous New York accent) is a steely, rich industrialist in his late 60s whos dying of cancer.
1.3
The filmmakers arent really interested in the ideas Self/less incites.
San Francisco Chronicle
1.0
Typically, the films have favored visual flair over an intriguing story, but Self/less gives us the rare case of an outwardly interesting premise beco ..
The Young Folks
2.0
Entertaining nonsense, but barely skimming the surface of a great idea.
4.0
A visually stunning piece of work, Self/Less is a film that deserves to be talked about proudly amidst the noise of the summer blockbuster season.
Cinema Blend
1.0
Oops not quite.The body is actually that of a young vet named Edward (Ryan Reynolds), believed to be dead in battle.
Ny Daily News
2.0
After an intriguing start SELF/LESS quickly becomes yet another BOURNE IDENTITY clone with some of the dullest action scenes on record.
JoBlo
2.0
Singh delivers an enjoyable film but for every surprise or thoughtful moment, theres a predictable twist, abrupt tonal shift, or flat action set piece ..
Screen Rant
1.9
But the film seems perversely uninterested in its promising premise and runs away from it at the first opportunity.
The Globe And Mail
2.5
Give them wads of cash, and theyll give you immortality.Or, in Damians case, theyll transfer your ego, your intellect, and all the stuff that makes yo ..
Philly
2.0
This tale about a very rich real estate wheeler dealer starts out with a bang and ends with a whimper after changing movie genres a few too many times ..
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
The technical credits are fineBrendan Galvins cinematography is thoroughly probut like so much of the picture basically pro forma.
One Guys Opinion
3.1
Its a lot like other body switch thrillers, and is practically a remake of the 1966 John Frankenheimer rich guy buys handsome young body tale Seconds.
Rogers Movie Nation
1.9
Self/less is too badly made to entertain audiences in search of escapist entertainment and too insulting for viewers hoping for more.
ReelViews
2.0
10 1 5 / 10 Self/less is the latest feature from director Tarsem Singh, an artful filmmaker behind The Cell and The Fall, but also someone looking to ..
Blu Ray
2.5
Tarsem Singh, who directed the eye catching The Fall (2006) and Immortals (2011), brings a comparable level of visual invention to this tale, though a ..
Chicago Reader
1.9
The storys emotional core is hollow, and the movies potential for any thoughtful development of the central concept is rendered nonexistentboth thanks ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
Its nevertheless worth noting that Self/less remains quite entertaining for the duration of its running time, with the movie benefiting substantially ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
With enough momentum to stave off boredom even though we guess most of the twists, and with just enough humanity to keep us emotionally invested, this ..
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Still, the movie is fun in spite of itself; Ryan is his usual sturdy self, and Matthew Goode is smoothly sinister as the presiding doctor.
News Review
2.0
Throw in a very predictable ending and the result is a film that, while watchable, makes little use of its stars or premise.
Radio Times
1.5
Watching movies where millions of dollars have been spent and the end product isnt remotely good, and knowing that said dollars could have instead bee ..
Screen It
2.0
Tarsem Singhs sleekly shot sci fi thriller begins intriguingly but loses its identity.
Independent
1.5
Ben Kingsley plays a New York real estate mogul who pays big bucks to have his consciousness microwaved into Ryan Reynolds body in Self/less, but the ..
The Wrap
1.5
Seemingly afraid to let loose and explore the storys considerable potential for outrageousness, Self/Less affects a burrowed brow seriousness when it ..
Film Journal
1.9
The dawn of genetic engineering has presented Hollywood with fresh new opportunities to present trite old ideas.
New York Post
2.5
While its not especially graphic or gory, its more intense than you might expect in a sci fi thriller.The details are hazy, but Ryan Reynolds original ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
This is a first rate cast in a second rate story with some entertaining bits and some maddening holes.
Az Central
3.5
Taken at face value for what it is, Self/less is entertaining enough.Its just nothing great.
Mountain X
1.5
Its about atoning for past mistakes and finding ways to revitalize broken relationships.
Npr
1.0
If the filmmakers had injected a few ideas, and if Reynolds were capable of conveying any emotions other than befuddlement and affability, the movie c ..
Npr
1.3
The notion of taking a new identity made a fine foundation for John Frankenheimers Seconds and Michelangelo Antonionis The Passenger..Those films were ..
Star Tribune
4.5
Glances at fundamental questions of identity and humanity and decides that they are best resolved via fistfights, gun battles, and car chases.
2.5
Any hope Reynolds had of reviving his stardom with Self/less is as fruitless as thinking a person can swap bodies without consequence.
Toronto Star
3.0
Yes, its funny at times and nearly always entertaining but, helped by a terrific cast and a thoughtfully constructed screenplay, Ant Man has enough gr ..
Daily Mail
2.0
Its frightfully expensive, but Albrights message is that billionaires dont have to die.
Daily Mail
2.0
Instead, David and Alex Pastors too simple screenplay glosses over any finer points of ethics or science, turning this into a story which, despite its ..
Flim List
1.0
Its quite a blunt way of saying this, its not intelligent at all.I get it.
Film Inquiry
3.5
The performances are fun to watch and Goode is understated and chilling as the Dr Frankenstein.
2.0
Self/less is a movie with ideas that are disappointingly traded in for a series of bland action sequences.
Flickering Myth
3.0
Far too conveniently and predictably plotted, Tarsem Singhs latest feature, clocking in at nearly two languorous hours, poses initially compelling que ..
The Film Stage
2.5
And two: Louisianas one of the cheapest places you can make a movie.
Chicago Tribune
3.0
The process is called shedding, secretly sold by a mysterious company and overseen by a handsome, unctuous Englishman (Matthew Goode), which is never ..
Uproxx
1.5
Yet now the unconvincing motives of an unconvincing young Damian will drive a completely conventional plot toward its inevitable and 100 percent predi ..
Flickfilosopher
3.0
Indeed, its a sense of wonder thats the biggest and most glaring missing component in the film.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
A sci fi thriller starring Ryan Reynolds released at the height of the summer movie season sounds like a potential blockbuster, but nothing about Self ..
Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
That simple bit of punctuation generates so many questions.Tragically, the film itself is as dumb as a doorknob.
Standard
3.0
Tarsem Singhs most uninspiring film to date features O.K. performances by Ryan Reynolds and Ben Kingsley, but doesnt leave much of an impression.
Hit Fix
3.1
To use a well worn, yet apt, cliche, the movie is just good enough to make you wish it was better.
Aisle Seat
3.0
Sadly, none of the films more compelling ideas carry through in the process.
Consequence Of Sound
3.0
This lousy sci fi thriller is a pale imitation of the 1966 Rock Hudson movie Seconds.
Oregon Live
2.0
It seems Tarsems grown out of his artsy phase with his latest effort, and now for the first time ever a Tarsem film can be called drab, dull and mostl ..
Film School Rejects
2.5
The memory suppression medication doesnt gradually fail in order to let in flashback type clues, but instead floods the screen with all the pertinent ..
2.0
Its true and Damian knows it but he still wants vengeance he wont even be alive to enjoy.
La Weekly
3.0
Self/less is enjoyable enough as a sleek and lightweight B movie, but it falls far short of the smart, searching futuristic morality tale it could hav ..
Digital Spy
3.0
REVIEW Self/Less Who: With Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley.
Cleve Land
2.5
And instead of exploring the fascinating issues the story raises, the filmmakers instead fall back on irrelevant violence.
Contact Music
1.9
Beyond that, theres not really much excellence to speak of in the dry, overlong film.
Christianity Today
1.5
Thats the premise of Self/less, a disappointing mind transfer tale notable for its performances if not its dramaturgy.
Hollywood And Fine
3.0
For the first hour, Self/Less is hugely enjoyable. But by the time the cat and mouse plot begins, all the magic falls away.
The Sun
2.0
But it lacks the formers morbid meditation on midlife crises and the latters all in surrender to B movie kitsch.
The Filmy Ap
2.5
Rather than develop a smart premise, one where all the ramifications have been thought out and explored, screenwriting brothers David and Alex Pastor ..
Sltrib
3.0
Its as close to immortality as you can get.Its not quite that simple though.
The Film Pie
2.0
Slimy scientist Matthew Goode offers Damian a lab grown Reynolds and a new start, exceptdid you see this cominghes totally lying.
Straight
2.0
And if the climax indulges in brute force drudgery, the finish is simply satisfying.
Sandiego Reader
1.5
The body swapping, immortality centered story might seem familiar to anyone whos seen Cameron Crowes Vanilla Sky and should prove absolutely titillati ..
Cinemix Tape
2.0
(It does ultimately wind up in one genuinely daring end point, but the film heads there with so little anguish one wonders if the screenwriters though ..
Metro New York
4.0
In spite of its implausible premise and Grand Canyon sized plot holes, John Frankenheimers 1966 sci fi horror classic Seconds is one of the most insig ..
Film Comment
2.0
Ryan Reynolds makes most films hes in at least worth a watch, but even he cant hide the fact that Self/less is a brain/less and life/less movie.
One Room With A View
1.9
The premise sounds promising for an entry in the spotty body switch genre.
Daily Herald
3.5
But it is a big, action y thriller that moves fast and offers plenty of twists and turns.
Polygon
2.0
What works: Ryan Reynolds is solid in the lead role of what ends up being a reasonably well assembled, if unimaginative, genre film.What doesnt: Despi ..
No La
2.5
Tarsem Singh hasnt previously proven to be flawless, but hes made constantly fascinating pieces of cinema with daring risks and visual panache.
Movie Mezzanine
2.5
This is a body swap movie just barely unlike the old John Frankenheimer film Seconds.The premise is still intriguing.
reason
2.0
Not that it doesnt try at humour, but its attempts are glib and condescending.
Scifi Now
0.0
I cannot stress enough how terrible this movie is, and how ardently you should avoid it.
Lainey Gossip
2.5
Ben Kingsley and Ryan Reynolds star in an attractively shot but pointless action film.
Seattle Times
1.5
That sleuthing takes Damian to St. Louis, and from there Self/Less ditches any remaining pretense of trying to generate vicarious thrills from Damians ..
Film Journal International ..
3.0
A body swapping thriller with enough twists and turns to overcome its disappointing lack of ambition.
4.0
Self/Less should be called Class/Less, and its tagline should read: The rich white guy is everyman.
New Republic
2.5
Maybe its too much to expect both thoughtfulness and thrills, but Ive always been self/ish that way.
National Post
3.0
It also manages to leaven a potentially leaden premise with a few gags that gently mock the absurdity yet never undermine it to a degree that its anyt ..
Sky
2.0
Anyone who saw Seconds tends to remember the experience, not only because of its weird combination of documentary realism and expressionist style, but ..
Winnipeg Free Press
2.0
What really should have been an engrossing, idea fuelled sci fi thriller is, in the hands of ho hum director Tarsem Singh a strictly pedestrian affair ..
Tiny Url
3.0
The impeccably elegant Dr. Albright (Matthew Goode of The Good Wife with his authentic British accent) offers a very pricy special service.
Movie Mom
3.5
Decent sci fi if its your thing and from Tarsem Singh who is one of my favorite directors and a very good storyteller.
Tri City Herald
1.5
What do you do if you have a confounding philosophical idea, but youre not quite sure to handle it
Trespass Mag
1.9
What at first appears to be an interesting science fiction tale transitions into a Bourne esque thriller that ends with a cheat.
Qc Times
1.9
Singhs celebrated visuals dont even raise the movie out of the mundane; theyre a far cry from the giant mountains and colorful dreamscapes of his prev ..
Sf Examiner
2.0
People want the visceral punch not of good horror, per se, but of any horror.
Grant Land
3.0
Granted, the screenplay by David Pastor & Alex Pastor doesnt provide any assistance, apart from showing that Damian wants to do a lot of things his ag ..
Assignment X
2.0
Self/less central premise is intriguing enough and the narrative of man wrestling with his mortality has endless philosophical and fantastical possibi ..
Cairo 360
3.1
By the time the picture ends, it all matters much less than it should.
Am Ny
2.0
Self/less takes an intriguing idea and turns it into a silly thriller.
Movie Chambers
4.5
The movie has several surprising twists, and will tug gently at your heartstrings, a la Warren Beatty in the 1978 remake of Heaven Can Wait.
Kaplan Vs Kaplan
2.0
When a movie starts with a dumb idea and its badly executed, you cant be that disappointed. Its not a big waste. But when a great concept gets bungled ..
Willamette Week
1.5
Tarsem Singh is one of the most visually exciting directors of the past decade.
Web Archive
2.5
Whats missing on Damians journey are the necessary humorous jolts and absurdities that come with recovered identity quests.
Seattle Weekly
1.3
Self/less is built around the idea that one persons thoughts and memories can be transplanted into a better body. It would have been nice to have had ..
Fres Nobee
2.5
A high action, shoot em up flick that bombards your senses as well as your common sense.
Daily Journal
1.5
This movie is as bad as it looks. Director Tarsem Singh never wrangles Alex and David Pastors mess of a mlange into anything comprehensible. Too bad, ..
The Movie Minute
3.3
Advertised looking to be very sci fi in nature, there isnt much science fiction going on in Self/less.
ComicBook.com
2.0
The director, whose patchy resume makes this rather tiresome affair all the more questionable, appears to believe any thought provoking discourse woul ..
Daily Telegraph
3.0
Nothing weve never seen before with a worned out message about what it means to be human.
2.0
Self/less is the most banal kind of science fiction, with none of its rehashed ideas developed in any but the most cursory way.
Daily Public
2.5
What happens next is a predictable series of millionaire cliches.
Japan Times
3.8
An improbable, if thought provoking mind bender built on a house of cards that holds up only to the extent youre willing to go along with its preposte ..
Baret News Wire
2.5
Of the many things one could say about a Tarsem Singh movie, you could never say it didnt look like a Tarsem Singh movie.
City Weekly
1.5
A horrible non oficial remake of my favorite movie (Seconds), lacking everything that made that movie great
1.5
An ample display of nothing, wasted resources and a predictable plot make this movie a thrill less ride.
1.5
The film makers eschew any attempt to tackle the deep themes the storyline initially throws up.
Times of Malta
3.5
Reynolds is fantastic as the morally conflicted hero, a fascinating combination of Hamlet and Hulk; and the supporting cast, including Goode, Kingsley ..
Ladue News
4.5
Im going to keep this one and add it to the list of solid genre movies given the class and attention every movie deserves.
Nerd Report
3.8
Much like the sculpted himbos at its center, the movie opts for overwrought style in favor of substance, an exercise in empty cinematic calories that ..
News Gazette
2.5
Ultimately, this is an entertaining, pacily directed thriller with solid action sequences and an engaging central performance from Reynolds, but the o ..
Wow 247
1.5
Tarsem Singh directs SELF/LESS as a straight forward psychological thriller and it is visually impressive.
Las Vegas Informer
3.0
It is a messy film, with many points of interest, multiple sources for character motivation, and frantic sways between emotion and action.
Cinematic Essential
1.0
A failed atempt at Sci Fi by artistically disjointed director Tarsem Singh
LaButaca.net
1.5
Despite some gorgeous, studied visuals, it all feels rather standard with increasingly diminished returns.
Courier Postonline
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