Directed by:
Mike CahillScreenplay:
Mike CahillCinematography:
Markus FördererComposer:
Will BatesCast:
Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek, Nesta Cooper, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Ronny Chieng, Steve Zissis, Joshua Leonard, Madeline Zima, Bill Nye, Slavoj Žižek, DeRon Horton (more)VOD (4)
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Bliss is a mind-bending love story following Greg (Owen Wilson) who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel (Salma Hayek), a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy. (Prime Video)
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This time, Mike Cahill (I Origins, Another Earth) really dropped the ball. Bliss is fantasy sci-fi with a message that is either a very banal allegory or utter nonsense; it depends on how you understand the ending. I’m actually not fully sure about whether it ends with both resolutions open, or whether it went all in for the more mundane option. Either way, I don’t care because neither of the alternatives is satisfactory. I’m actually surprised at myself that I watched it till the end, because the first half hour was already annoying. Repulsive characters doing nonsensical things, and it all looks awful. And the performances… let’s say that Salma Hayek’s creation is something you have to see with your own eyes to believe how awful it is. :D
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