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I Origins (2014)
A molecular biologist's study of the human eye begins to permeate his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman.
31 May 1972, Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK
15 May 1969, Gary, Indiana, USA
7 August 1982, Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 December 1983, Seoul, South Korea
17 April 1965, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
26 May 1986, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
31 January 1939, Manchester, England, UK
7 October 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 April 1981, West Orange, New Jersey, USA
2 September 1947, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
October 06, 2014
When it shifts away from the relationship, it really starts to feel forced. You can feel Cahill's hand leading you down the path toward another "discovery," and you can only hope the end will justify the means. Put simply, it doesn't.
October 03, 2014
Shame then that it lets itself down with some iffy dialogue and a slightly anticlimactic ending.
October 03, 2014
Though not every element of the grander mystery story works, there's plenty here to keep you thinking.
June 14, 2016
As of yet, we have no science on reincarnation, but the science fiction is definitely getting warmer.
July 27, 2014
Big ideas can sometimes lead to great motion pictures or, as in the case of I Origins, colossal misfires.
June 21, 2016
I Origins tries desperately to imbue a deeper metaphysical meaning with its narrative, but the alignment of all its concepts come off as disjointed and pretentious.
July 25, 2014
With a slew of seemingly random clues unraveling in the pursuit of scientific mystery, Origins becomes gut-punching marvel.
July 31, 2014
Humanistic sci-fi from director Mike Cahill, insofar as it sympathizes with the human longings for both understanding and transcendent mystery.
January 16, 2016
Sceptical scientist Michael Pitt falls in love with spacey new age model Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, attracted by her dazzling dichromatic eyes [and] the tussle between rationalism and mysticism takes turns that are both unexpected and thought provoking.
July 31, 2014
I Origins challenges too little and ties up things too neatly for it to register as anything more than well-made, well-intentioned hogwash.
July 25, 2014
Although the film and the actors keep on looking good, this solemn, soppy, fantasy has nothing to say about science or faith.
August 08, 2014
Cahill spends the entire film bringing a sense of wonder to the desperately rational Ian, and if the film takes on a glow toward the end, that glow feels well-earned.
