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I've enjoyed slow, sad movies and shows in the past, but I gave up partway through episode 3. The long, drawn-out scenes that add nothing to the episode become unintentionally funny after a while. For example, the scene where Crystal sits at his laptop for 1 minute 10 seconds. The show drops a clue once in a while to keep your interest, but then goes back to its glacial, depressing pace. The only powerful scenes are the dialogues between Crystal and Light - two great actors, but they are few and far between. Rosie Perez is wasted, There may be exciting, dramatic developments in later episodes, but the payoff isn't worth the boredom the viewer must endure.

I've always found some of the best acting is in plays and movies carried by one actor. Mélanie Laurent does a brilliant job here with an interesting concept. The dialog and cinematography are top notch. The flashbacks and interactions with the AI, and the clues provided in the limited conversations with humans, add to the drama. The revelations keep unfolding in a way that grabs your attention. If you're a hard core sci-fan (not a misogynistic superhero fan-boy), don't miss this gem. I will definitely be looking for more from this actress, director, and writer. I watch a lot of junky sci-fi and was delighted to come across this movie.

A beautiful film with passion and interesting development of the relationships between the three tennis players. Zendaya was gorgeous and fascinating as always, and the two men were gripping as the buddies whose friendship was complicated by Zendaya. The tennis scenes were exciting, and I say this as someone who is not generally a fan. I was confused by the lack of exposition as to how the three ended up so down in the second half. But the thing that really annoyed the hell out of me was the inane techno music that overwhelmed the tense scenes of dialog. I like me some good techno from time to time, and am a fan of the musicians, but this was so loud, painful, and unnecessary, it ruined the pivotal scenes for me. I guess the filmmakers were afraid the audience needed a cue as to which scenes were tense and pivotal.