SELF/LESS

Plot:

Damian Hale (Kingsley) is an eccentric billionaire who has all the spoils of life but as he is aging, his body is becoming compromised to terminal cancer. As death draws closer he is presented a procedure called 'shedding' by a Dr. Albright (Goode) that can transfer his soul from the old ailing body to a new younger body. He accepts to the terms of the shedding process which he is transferred to a younger Damian (Reynolds) and now ready to began living the good life all over again anonymously. But while trying to adjust to his new body his thoughts keep flashing to another previous life of someone else. It soon becomes clear that he has taken over the body of someone less fortunate and he sets out to find the truth but it also puts him in a dangerous position as the shedding society tries to keep him from discovery their mysterious secrets even to the point that they will kill him.


Reel Talk:

This movie starts out very promising but then the plot just hits rock bottom about halfway through. Even with a solid cast like Ben Kingsley, Ryan Reynolds, Matthew Goode, Natalie Martinez and Victor Garber, the movie still falls short of being an impressive film. Just seem like the writers ran out of ideas on how to keep it interesting. Too bad, what a waste. You can save your hard earn bucks and wait to catch this one on cable.

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Victor Garber and Derek Luke
Directed by: Tarsem Singh
Rated: PG-13

I give it 2 corn dogs.


By: The Reel Hustler