Anomalisa

Parental Rating: R

Contains: Language    Nudity    Sex    Adult Content    

Jill's Review

Opens January 15, 2015 (Limited release in 2015 for Oscar contention)

Runs 90 minutes

Michael Stone (David Thewlis) is speaking at a convention in Cincinnati. He has written a book about customer service and has quite a following. Everyone is very excited to hear him speak. However, his own life feels very dull and monotonous. In fact, everyone that speaks to him sounds exactly the same - his wife, his son, the taxi driver and everyone else. It is pure drudgery for him to listen to anyone. Then, as he is walking down the hall in his hotel, he hears a women's voice. And, it sounds like a real woman. He immediately searches her out because he seems to think that she might be the one to break him out of his funk. Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh) or Anomalisa as he calls her, is different and they are drawn to one another. Will she be the one who can change his perspective on life?

This is an interesting movie. And, did I mention that it is all done in stop-motion animation? From that standpoint, it is pretty amazing. You forget that you are watching puppets and just go with the story. It is well-done and the voice acting is superb. The only problem is that it is just a little depressing. And, puppet sex is uncomfortable. I liked this movie much more than I expected, but the ending is slightly under-whelming. The Michael Stone character is also unlikeable and a little pathetic at the same time. But, you can't help but feel sorry for him. Overall, worth a look just because of the technological marvel of the puppets and the stop motion animation. Go see it.

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