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Over the course of this episodic film, she comes in contact with any number of figures: young lovers, a playboy who hovers above her in his helicopter, an aging actress, a gangster, a sleazy priest, and (in one odd and charming interlude) a very drunk John Cheever played by Gary Oldman. Drew Hancock’s horror comedy opens by leading up to what is not a first-act twist so much as it’s an unveiling of the unexpected premise — that Iris (Sophie Thatcher) may believe she’s the devoted girlfriend to Josh (Jack Quaid), with whom she’s headed to a weekend getaway in a lakeside cabin, but that she’s actually a robot he rents for company and sex. Crane, who co-directed the film with his wife Pinny Grylls, and Oosterveen become surprisingly poignant figures even as digital avatars, as they, like the Danish prince, contemplate the nature of existence — while hoping not to get mowed down in an in-game hail of gunfire.
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