Her

 

Set in Los Angeles, slightly in the future, Her follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha," a bright, female voice, who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other. From the unique perspective of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Jonze comes an original love story that explores the evolving nature and the risks of intimacy in the modern world.

This was one weird movie.  Two things kept it afloat.  First is the commentary on society's dependence/love of their technological gadgets.  As silly or crazy as this movie seemed at times, you had to think to yourself how connected you are in today's world to your device/devices.  His reaction at one point when he thinks it's broken and "she" is gone is so spot on to how people react when their phone is broken.  The other thing is that Joaquin Phoenix just goes so all in with all his movies.  As quirky and weird as the whole thing was - he kept you interested because of how deep his portrayal of this role was.  

I would somewhat recommend this movie to people.  I wouldn't agree with the critics putting this at the top of the year lists and what not.  Great acting by Phoenix but not a must see movie by any means.