Writers: David Pastor (screenplay), Àlex Pastor (screenplay)
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode
Storyline:
An extremely wealthy man, dying from cancer, undergoes a
radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a
healthy young man. But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the
mystery of the body's origin and the organization that will kill to protect its
cause.
Details:
Official Sites: Official site
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 10 July 2015 (USA)
Also Known As: Selfless
Filming Locations: Louisiana,
USA
Self/less Reviews:
Billionaire Damian Hale (Ben Kingsley) is on top of the
world until he runs into a problem he can't solve, Cancer. His only hope is a
new medical procedure called "shedding," in which his consciousness
is transferred to a healthy body. After Damian undergoes this procedure, he
becomes a man named Edward (Ryan Reynolds). Once he attempts to start a new
life in New Orleans,
he starts to become ravaged by visions of his new body's past. As he begins to
investigate the origin of his new body, he learns the lengths that his creators
will take to protect their procedure and keep their identities secret.
The film, I will admit, introduces an original concept that
not many films have covered. It's a shame that it does not stay with it for
very long. We start off with older Damian coming to terms with where he is in
his life and with his condition and then the film pivots to more of an action
film as younger Damian/Edward investigates his roots through his visions and
survive its resistance. It was a shame that more time wasn't spent with the
older version of Damian. This loss created a void in the story. It would have
been better if we could have spent more time with him so his character could be
more developed. From the little we got to see, he appears to not be that great
of a person. If we knew more, we would have reason to root for him. The time
spent during an unnecessary sequence in the middle could have helped with that.
There is a lack of consistency in the character of Damian as well. The
character is played by 2 different actors but their performances are not the
same. There seems to not be any apparent, similar, alignment in mannerisms
between the two Damians, they don't act too similarly either. That could either
be because of writing, Ryan Reynolds' performance, and/or not too careful
direction. The film had the chance to try to answer some philosophical
questions relating to the value of human life or the morality of valuing a life
over. When you start to wonder if this whole "shedding" procedure is
even possible, you are forced to accept that it is. Instead of being about
Damian coming to terms with his new body and life, it chooses the path of gun
fights and car chases. This is the moment when the film falls into the realm of
mediocrity. It isn't revolutionary. The twists will not come as much of a
surprise either. The film managed to keep my attention but I would of preferred
it to cover more of the philosophical issues relating to the procedure. The
film has a good idea but it could have been portrayed in a different/better way.
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