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Replicas

Play trailer Poster for Replicas PG-13 Released Jan 11, 2019 1h 47m Sci-Fi Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Neuroscientist William Foster is on the verge of transferring human consciousness into a computer when his beloved wife and children are killed in a car crash. Desperate to resurrect his family, Foster recruits a fellow scientist to secretly help clone their bodies and create replicas. When William learns that he can only replicate three of his four family members, he makes a decision that holds fateful consequences.
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Equal parts plot holes and unintentional laughs, Replicas is a ponderously lame sci-fi outing that isn't even bad enough to be so bad it's good.

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Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com Along with the messy script is some absolutely horrendous CGI. Rated: D May 11, 2020 Full Review Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) This is really terrible. Sep 13, 2019 Full Review Roxana Hadadi Pajiba Does the Keanu Reeves vehicle Replicas do anything new or different in the sci-fi genre, or offer up any impressive action sequences, or any unique CGI? No, no, and no. Feb 7, 2019 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Even though I did find it strangely entertaining, it’s just too scattered and a little too goofy to get behind it. Rated: 2/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Matt Cipolla Film Monthly It feels a film student binged Brian De Palma and John Woo's work only to vomit out their most basic trademarks. Rated: 1/5 Jul 26, 2020 Full Review Pablo O. Scholz Clarín [Keanu Reeves] plays at Sophie's Choice... [And] as if he were in Minority Report, Keanu moves his hands and performs air mapping. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 19, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick G. There is probably something better to watch. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/13/21 Full Review D P One measure I use to gauge the quality of a film is if I can remember the ending. I had trouble remembering how this ended. I read the synopsis, and was like, oh yeah! I remember now! That's not a good sign. I never have trouble recalling the ending to a movie I was thoroughly invested in. It wasn't total trash. It was just unnecessary space in Hollywood. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/25 Full Review nick s A pretty good effort exploring the replication concept. I did feel the techno gobbledygook phase was a tad protracted. There was just something about the directorial choices and focus of the story that lost my interest. Characters reacted oddly/numbly to their situation. The acting was reasonable, though scarcely captivating. The ending started to fray and the sugar coated finale was a little hard to swallow. Having said that, this was not a terrible movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review Derick V First of all, Keanu brought me here. I know for a fact that the guy has a really good sense about how good a script is and this script was basically before it's time or literally at the exact time. Now, in 2025, I can see why some would possibly pay critics to lie about how bad a really good movie is in 2018/19 about an upcoming type of technology, esp., if it could scare the public away from the technology ( and thereby the profit, via military or medical means). The movie was weird and creepy but dealt fairly realistically with the tension behind a certain " neural- chip" technology that could make true biophyisology history...into the future. Acting was fine...while plot holes exist because of the obvious complexity of the subject matter, suffice it to say, this was a really good movie that left me wanting a sequel. Watch the thing for yourself and just get to know Chat Gpt for yourself while he is still your friend. Keanu was also in the Matrix you know, so watch out. Entry Terminated, but I'll Be Back. :) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Andrey L This movie was pretty bad but still entertaining to watch. The acting was mediocre and the plot buildup was very poorly put together. The main issue with the acting was there wasn't enough chemistry between the two main characters (William and Mona Foster). The two seemed to care more about Zoe than they did each other... And Zoe wasn't even in the majority of the film. Will and Mona didn't kiss or even hug each other, the screen time for the family dinner was very brief. Which isn't normally an issue but for this movie that component was of very high importance. I felt almost zero intimacy from the characters in this movie, and I don't know if I should blame the actors/actresses, directors, script writers or who. It almost felt like one of them liked the other, but the other didn't feel the same way, and I can't tell who liked who. To add to this, I didn't really feel a sense of devastation from William from the accident. It seemed like a combination of screenwriting and acting here that was poor. Keanu is more of a stoic character so emotional devastation isn't his strong suit, but even the actual words being used just didn't fit the gravity of the situation. Keanu was a good fit for the movie, but there were some elements that exposed his weaknesses (like emotional devastation and family intimacy) that were really exacerbated by lazy writing. The climax was also just terrible. After Mona learned "the truth" she handled it VERY WELL. There wasn't any denial, skepticism, or disbelief that I expected. The discovery of Zoe was briefly mentioned and therefore completely botched. Again, I was expecting a really good scene here where Mona discovers Zoe and has a mental breakdown but the directors opted to just casually mention her and have 1 glass break, very lazy writing. John Ortiz did an amazing job with his role. He played his part very well and I felt immersed in his character. But some of the screenwriting... Ugh. The wording the actor was forced to use was just terrible. His mannerisms and body language and acting was great but the wording used was awful, and I'm pretty sure that's the director's fault. The actual idea of the movie was 5/5 stars, coupled with John's great performance is really what made this movie entertaining to watch until the end. Keanu was neutral and the fact everything was poorly put together is what made the experience feel lukewarm in the end. I put most of the blame on screenwriting because this wasn't a hard movie to make a solid 4/5. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review Audience Member I don't get the bad reviews. I was completely entertained. And if you need some sort of socially redeeming element to make it worth your time, with AI tech winding up, we're getting perilously close to the world described in this film, which causes any number of questions to come to mind. I thought the script, acting, and CGI were all perfectly adequate, if anything, it might have run a little long. I don't know what people want, maybe they want more guns, sex, drugs, and bad language, of which there was hardly any here, to call it entertainment. Maybe lacking these ubiquitous elements, people can't even recognize a decent film anymore. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Neuroscientist William Foster is on the verge of transferring human consciousness into a computer when his beloved wife and children are killed in a car crash. Desperate to resurrect his family, Foster recruits a fellow scientist to secretly help clone their bodies and create replicas. When William learns that he can only replicate three of his four family members, he makes a decision that holds fateful consequences.
Director
Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Producer
Stephen Hamel, Keanu Reeves, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Luis A. Riefkohl, Mark Gao
Screenwriter
Chad St. John
Distributor
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Production Co
Ocean Park Entertainment, Company Films, Lotus Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Fundamental Films
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual References|Disturbing Images|Some Nudity|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 2, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.0M
Runtime
1h 47m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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