A mere surface reading of Maria Schrader's new film "I'm Your Man" makes it sound like a daft and disposable sci-fi rom-com, bubbling with the kind of flaky superficial schmaltz that can be easy to dismiss and hard to endure. As it turns out, this high-concept romantic fantasy is a smart, thoughtful and affecting genre blend. I went into it more curious than captivated, but within 15 minutes Schrader had me firmly under her spell.
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Familiar high concept, played in a refreshingly low key.
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As a humanoid robot tailored to be the perfect romantic partner, Dan Stevens stars opposite Maren Eggert in Maria Schrader s dramatic comedy.
Not long into
I m Your Man, Dan Stevens character, a genial android named Tom, arranges a perfectly contrived combination of romantic clichés for his would-be partner, Alma. The rose petals are artfully strewn, the candles flicker, and flutes of bubbly are ready for sipping beside the bubble-filled tub. Ninety-three percent of German women dream of this, he assures her as she exits the room, profoundly unimpressed. Tom is programmed to satisfy Alma, a German human, but he s still in beta, and his learning curve is one of the oddball delights of this farcical and poignant comedy about love.