Advantageous
Drama, Science Fiction
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2015
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In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
23 Jun 2015
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
7 wins & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A picture emerges that at times suggests a strange if alluring mash-up of "Stella Dallas" and Michel Foucault, with a smidgen of Jean-Luc Godard's "Alphaville" and a hint of Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale."
– Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
25 Jun 2015
rotten:
Unfortunately, the stilted script and portentous direction make Advantageous, a film written and directed by Asian-American women, a missed opportunity.
– Kevin P. Sullivan,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Jun 2015
fresh:
As in a lot of good sci-fi, the movie is set in a particular world, but driven by the characters that inhabit it.
– Jesse Hassenger,
AV Club,
25 Jun 2015
fresh:
Achieves much on a relatively meager budget (it has an impressive futuristic visual design), and the last half hour is so irresistibly creepy that it's sure to invoke discussion after the screening.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Jun 2015
fresh:
You've seen enough movies to know it won't go as planned, but director Jennifer Phang's low-budget film is extraordinary in the sly way it dishes out the details.
– Jordan Hoffman,
New York Daily News,
24 Jun 2015