I Origins

An excellent indie film with great actors, a great idea, and a powerful and touching story that could have easily happened. From the start, the film takes a look into the life of a molecular biologist and his work, and I found it both refreshing and engaging. The interesting scientific facts and intelligent dialogue kept me on my toes. Once the protagonist falls in love, the romantic level works, which then turns into an instant shock and a maddeningly uncompromising twist, which was properly shocking considering the genre. I still found the following events very unexpected, with one unpleasant situation after another, and luckily the finale comes with a strong emotional dose that swayed me decently. I never thought about my eyes like I did after watching this film. Clever and with a drive. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it in the end. 8/10. (18/07/2022)

Undoubtedly an original theme and adaptation, but here and there Cahill commits punishable missteps (led by the final "pedophile" ten minutes "I need to close the past, so come with me to my room to collect strawberries, my ex love". Are they sure it could not be eighteen years later and instead of eight?), but they have nothing to do with whether it is on a (rational) scientific/spiritual level, because in both of them it is interesting, though not always well presented to the viewer. (19/01/2015)

I don't care how true the scientific facts are, which the film very skilfully plays with and brilliantly combines with a nice romantic plot, the only thing that interests me is that Mike Cahill has done his job so well that the film, even with a lot of endlessly repeated existential reflections and a somewhat lengthy intro, does not fizzle out into the void, but thanks to its appealing form and cleverly constructed script with a touching and cinematically impressive finale, it will bite firmly into our subconscious and we will gladly keep it there for some time. A small movie, but without major hesitations or predictable twists. 80% (18/08/2015)

It's not enough to read about this, this you must see. The way I Origins is shot, and the way the twists and turns occur here, is in a word, breathtaking. The ideas on which the film is based are presented to the viewer in such a simple yet compelling way that they begin to make sense to you and you don't doubt their reality. The cast is no less exceptional. For a film like this, it's great to have some new faces, as it makes the viewer focus more on the plot. My thoughts on this settled a bit during the night and I am raising my rating to full stars. (24/08/2015)

Recently, a relatively large number of interesting sci-fi works have been emerging, which don't rely so much on how sci-fi can be opulent and full of special effects, but rather on the idea itself. In this case, the idea exists, but I had a feeling that before the creators got to it, too much time had passed. Unfortunately, the ending is more emotional than anything else, and it didn't grab me as much as I would have liked. (09/12/2014)