Hmm, emphatic 'Blade Runner' vibes during the first half, while in the second half, as the film clarifies what it's about, it brimmed with 'Her' mana, especially in those last ten minutes. 'After Yang' is Kogonada's stylish, sensitive reminisce on the connections we create with what we often consider "easy-replaceable" stuff. A light, very comfortable sci-fi - it reminded me a lot of another 2021 release, 'Nine Days,' and/but similar to that, the film didn't land as firmly as I was hopping. So, this is a beautifully decored film. The production design is aesthetically pleasing and all, but I think all that wasn't inspiring enough for Kogonada's camera. Very forgettable imagery I'd easily compare to your usual run-of-the-mill sci-fi movie released during the past decade ('I Origines' comes quickly to mind). And adding to that the excessively ambiguous/speculative writing a more cynical thinker would call it pretentious, and what I thought was slightly underdeveloped, yes, 'After Yang' unfortunately isn't anything special. And that's unfortunate, is so for Kogonada and Farrell too. Colin has been in intriguing small projects during the last couple of years, and I've been curious to see him in these diverse roles, but here he isn't given anything interesting to leave his imprint. Anyway, 'After Yang' is far from a bad film. It's a soulful reflection on the humanity of humans, but it's not the riveting cinema I'd expect from such a promising filmmaker.

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