At 89 minutes, “Kimi” is a compact thriller with an interesting premise. It’s free on HBO Max, and Robin, my close friend Warren, and myself all think it’s a winner!
Angela Childs (Zoe Kravitz) lives alone in a very nice apartment in Seattle. She works for a company that will be launching an IPO next week that makes “Kimi,” the next generation “Alexa” device. She helps Kimi understand human requests when they are not understood by the device. She is agoraphobic (for reasons we learn later), so she works remotely.
While listening to the not-understood requests, she overhears what appears to be a violent crime! Shaken, Angela reports the matter to the CEO and majority shareholder. He stands to make many 100’s of millions with the stock going public, so he wants Angela to ignore it. Angela insists that she must do something, so he refers her to Natalie Chowdhury (Rita Wilson) who will investigate the issue. I won’t say any more about the plot, but the situation escalates, eventually putting Angela’s life in danger!
The film is almost a solo one for Kravitz, with few actors in any of the scenes until the last 30 minutes. I have been a Zoe Kravitz fan ever since “Big Little Lies” (as well as a long-term Lenny K. fan), and I think she does a great job and carries the film admirably.
It’s a nice morality tale about the dangers of technology and greed which I think most will enjoy, but you may want to think twice about using “Alexa” after seeing it!
As a bonus, the last song on the soundtrack is a great heavy-metal rock song – “Connection,” by the all-female band “Elastica.”
At 89 minutes, "Kimi" is a compact thriller with an interesting premise. It's free on HBO Max, and Robin, my close friend Warren, and myself all think it's a winner! Angela Childs (Zoe Kravitz) lives alone in a very nice apartment in Seattle. She works for a company that will be launching an IPO next week that makes "Kimi," the next generation "Alexa" device. She helps Kimi understand human requests when they are not understood by the device. She is agoraphobic (for reasons we learn later), so she works remotely. While listening to the not-understood requests, she overhears what appears to be a violent crime! Shaken, Angela reports the matter to the CEO and majority shareholder. He stands to make many 100's of millions with the stock going public, so he wants Angela to ignore it. Angela insists that she must do something, so he refers her to Natalie Chowdhury (Rita Wilson) who will investigate the issue. I won't say any more about the plot, but the situation escalates, eventually putting Angela's life in danger! The film is almost a solo one for Kravitz, with few actors in any of the scenes until the last 30 minutes. I have been a Zoe Kravitz fan ever since "Big Little Lies" (as well as a long-term Lenny K. fan), and I think she does a great job and carries the film admirably. It's a nice morality tale about the dangers of technology and greed which I think most will enjoy, but you may want to think twice about using "Alexa" after seeing it! As a bonus, the last song on the soundtrack is a great heavy-metal rock song – "Connection," by the all-female band "Elastica."
Kimi: Suspense Thriller! (HBO Max)
Kimi: Suspense Thriller! (HBO Max)
2022-02-15
David
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Very Exciting Final 30 Minutes!
Fine Acting By Zoe Kravitz!
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