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"This gem is targeted for the cinephiles who can appreciate the type of thought provoking story telling." Laughing my ass off. There is nothing thought provoking in this movie. It's not a gem. It's glacial pace with no substance leaves nothing to the imagination. And it should or there is no payoff. It has a consistent mood of yawn, like it's trying to be Bladerunner in some way. Was it called Loveland or Expired. It makes more sense as Loveland. The constant asian babble is annoying. Again a nod to Bladerunner. It failed to develop it's own plot points, such as the tech implants, the reasons for the girl affecting the lead and the nature of the corporation behind the experiments. There was so much material that could have been added that was just ignored. It would have made for a far deeper and more meaningful movie. I think it tries hard but is basically a bad movie with a bit of style around the edges.

I was instantly reminded of Bladerunner, and I see many references to it in the images, the tone, the setting, the music - all without the facade of larger-than-life storytelling causing the dream state that makes Bladerunner iconic. LOVELAND or EXPIRED (a bad title, because it is neither fully correct nor a genuine mis-lead) consists of the grit of reality, even if a bit into the future - not social realism, just the unwavering loss of hope, the emptiness of existence, in the big city or simply among other people. In this sense it is almost merciless - the only redemption that which is given freely from one human to another, posing as the singular meaning of life. And then even that is taken away. Maybe. Possibly, Unclear I can't really feel it. Wish I could. The problem is not exactly the acting, or the lighting, or the directing. It's the voice-over, or rather the dramatic necessity of the voice-over. However similar to the 1st theatrical version of Bladerunner, which worked to ease the audience into what was seen as a dark story, to lighten the mood in the tone of snub-nosed detectives of the 1930s - but LOVELAND without the voice-over would simply not work. There would be no heart, because that text cause our lead to be human - except that the voice-over's monologue describes a character COMPLETELY different from the one of the lead - as the filmed lead never says or hints at brain activity at a level of poetry approaching that of the voice-over. Unfortunately and incredible. I do however love the theme. How a person can literally adapt to a life without feeling, because their hormonal cause of deep emotion is taken from them, and then - if attraction causes them to produce these hormones again - begin to die. But even if the TAKE on the old story of the price of falling in love is actually quite good, it overstays its welcome - as if the director does not trust his audience with the material. Yet another script treatment - possibly to integrate the voice-over - would have made it a greater story and possibly a GREAT film. And what happened to Hugo Weaving? That was abuse of an interesting role as well as actor. Nasty to just turn a good actor into function. And worse if it happens in the cutting room. I would love to give it a 10. But I have to give it 6.4. And if I think more about it, that grade will drop further. But it IS a good story - inside all of the noise, the pretentiousness, the director's fear, the length without real payoff, as I am left to imagine what kind of film it COULD HAVE BEEN.

This movie is not really worth spending time to review but I will in a few brief words anyway. The pace is terrible. The plot and scenes are completely disjointed. You are left trying to figure out what the hell is happening for close to 3/4 of the movie. Half the movie has voice-over from the characters that means nothing because you don't know what's going on to begin with. The story itself what actually interesting and could have been something with different direction and editing.

Hollywood trying to normalize Asian females loving white men. How about Marvel giving shan chi a white love interest and normalize Asian men with white women Hollywood!

Honestly I didn't mind watching this film, but with the talent he had and the clearly substantial budget, it was unfortunate in many ways. Aside from the almost painfully unoriginal nature of the story, I just kept thinking one thought over and over. A middle-aged man, a young beautiful woman and an older man. How many times have I seen this same scenario? Too many.