App
App

App

2014Movie23 minEnglish

Love is dumb. Now there's an app for that. A shy engineer desperately needs venture capital for his virtual wing woman app. Can he and his app seduce a heartbroken girl at a swanky LA bar to prove it works?.. A modern-day take on Cyrano de Bergerac, APP follows Paul as he desperately tries to get venture capital for his sexy wingwoman app from a sex-starved investor, Mike. To convince Mike to invest, Paul uses his app to seduce a feisty stranger, Zoe. As the App whispers advice, Paul becomes a hipster Don Juan and they grow closer through the night. But when Paul starts to feel a genuine connection, all his calculations become a little more complicated.

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IMDb4.7/10
Director: Philipp DegenhardtGenres: Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi

Plot Summary

A young woman's life spirals out of control when she downloads a mysterious new app that begins to manipulate her reality. The app, called 'Anima', promises to grant users' deepest desires but instead starts to blur the lines between her digital life and the real world. As the app's influence grows, paranoia and terror set in, leading her down a dark path of psychological distress.

Critical Reception

The film received mixed to negative reviews, with many critics finding its premise intriguing but ultimately failing to deliver a cohesive or satisfying narrative. While some praised its atmospheric tension and the lead performance, others criticized its underdeveloped plot and reliance on jump scares.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its unsettling atmosphere and Trine Dyrholm's committed performance.
  • Criticized for a convoluted plot and predictable scares.
  • Felt like a missed opportunity to explore the dark side of technology.

Google audience: Audience reception is largely unavailable through aggregated Google reviews, but available comments suggest a polarized view, with some finding it a chilling exploration of digital addiction and others finding it too slow and unconvincing.

Fun Fact

The film's premise taps into contemporary anxieties about the pervasive nature of technology and the potential for apps to exert undue influence over our lives.

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