The strong cast elevate this film up a rank or two.
'The Circle' ends up being laced with unfulfilled potential. I like a lot of what I saw, but the film needed to take a much deeper dive into the aspects that they portray.
Emma Watson gives a good performance as Mae, she's definitely the standout. Tom Hanks (Eamon) and Patton Oswalt (Tom) fit well, though their characters aren't delved into enough; similarly with John Boyega's Ty, who is severely underused.
There are many things they could've went more deep into, especially the clearly harsher intentions of Eamon and Tom. I'm also sure Ty has much more intrigue about him that we don't see. Even with Mae's parents, it would've been nice to see more of their story.
This film also features the cringey/fake sense of improved workplace morale that these type of productions do; reminiscent of films like 'The Intern' and 'The Internship'. 2005's 'The Island' has a somewhat similar premise to this, but goes without the aforementioned and it makes for way more compelling viewing.
Watson, Hanks et al. certainly raise my feelings for it, but I would've loved to see this take a much more in-depth, darker look into its world.
Review by r96skBlockedParent2020-05-13T00:12:56Z
The strong cast elevate this film up a rank or two.
'The Circle' ends up being laced with unfulfilled potential. I like a lot of what I saw, but the film needed to take a much deeper dive into the aspects that they portray.
Emma Watson gives a good performance as Mae, she's definitely the standout. Tom Hanks (Eamon) and Patton Oswalt (Tom) fit well, though their characters aren't delved into enough; similarly with John Boyega's Ty, who is severely underused.
There are many things they could've went more deep into, especially the clearly harsher intentions of Eamon and Tom. I'm also sure Ty has much more intrigue about him that we don't see. Even with Mae's parents, it would've been nice to see more of their story.
This film also features the cringey/fake sense of improved workplace morale that these type of productions do; reminiscent of films like 'The Intern' and 'The Internship'. 2005's 'The Island' has a somewhat similar premise to this, but goes without the aforementioned and it makes for way more compelling viewing.
Watson, Hanks et al. certainly raise my feelings for it, but I would've loved to see this take a much more in-depth, darker look into its world.