Foe

"Some people are made for each other."

2023 1h 51m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 315

Science FictionDrama

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Henrietta and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Will they risk their relationship & personal identity for a chance to survive in a new world?

“Some people are made for each other.”

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Cast

Paul Mescal
Junior
Saoirse Ronan
Hen
Aaron Pierre
Terrence
Jordan Chodziesner
Formal Escort 1
William Freeman
Formal Escort 2
Jalen Ong
Computer Technician 1
Patrick Williams
Computer Technician 2
David Woods
VIP 1

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Garth Davis
Writers: Iain Reid, Garth Davis
Languages: English
Countries: Australia, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Garth Davis, shot by Mátyás Erdély. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Oliver Coates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Sciberras shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan and Aaron Pierre carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some people are made for each other.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8258502 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Garth Davis directs. Mátyás Erdély behind the camera. Oliver Coates scores. Peter Sciberras cuts. Produced in Australia, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.
3Directed by Garth Davis, shot by Mátyás Erdély. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Oliver Coates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peter Sciberras shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan and Aaron Pierre carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Some people are made for each other.".
8IMDB entry: tt8258502 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mátyás Erdély
Original score: Oliver Coates
Editing: Peter Sciberras
Production design: Patrice Vermette
Costume design: Alice Babidge
Makeup / hair: Peta Dunstall
VFX supervisor: Jason Hawkins
Sound: Robert Mackenzie
Stunt coordinator: Philli Anderson
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Foe (2023)

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Manuel São Bento2023-10-11
★ 2/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/foe-bfi-london-film-festival-review-one-of-the-messiest-scripts-of-the-year/ "Foe presents one of the messiest screenplays of the year, filled with incessant, unnecessary explanations through numerous narrative and visual methods, abruptly confusing time shifts, absurdly devoid of any sort of impact, and a strange message, to say the least, about the superiority of AI in human intimate relationships. At just under two hours, it manages to slowly drag itself to a multiple-ending conclusion, none capable of delivering any relevant information that wasn't already given beforehand. The cast does the best they can, but it's way too far from enough to rescue a movie doomed to leave its audience underwhelmed." Rating: D-
CinemaSerf2023-10-21
★ 6/10
Anyone think this reminds them of a poor relation of "Interstellar"? "Hen" (Saoirse Ronan) lives on her remote family farm with husband "Junior" (Paul Mescal). You get the impression it's a pretty mundane existence and maybe not have been the strongest of relationships when a stranger in what looks like an old De Lorean arrives. It turns out that "Terrance" (Aaron Pierre) has come from the supra-governmental agency that's in charge of populating space - yep, the planet is on it's last legs - and that "Junior" has been selected to go live upstairs leaving is wife behind. No chance says "Junior", no choice says "Terrance" but there is some silver lining for "Hen". They will make her a carbon copy of her husband to "keep her company" whilst he is away. To that end, their visitor must remain for a few weeks to gather information on every intimate detail of their lives together so that "Junior 2" can be as authentic as possible. Now we don't actually know this, but it's safe to assume that somewhere in the ensuing proceedings, there is a body swap otherwise the rather dreary and drawn out denouement would make even less sense that it actually does. Is this suppose to be a crit on the nature of human relationships, or of the human psyche? If you went to bed at night and awoke to an identical partner that had been swapped in the night, would you even know? That's the problem. It's a complete non-story that limbers towards it's conclusion without really engaging on any level. That said, man-of-the-moment Mescal does turn in an emotional performance at times, but Ronan is really rather wasted here and the thinly developed characterisation of "Terrance" just further consigns this to the doldrums of what looks a short story laggardly dragged out for all but two hours. It's a slow and rather listless film for the most part and contains nothing new. Disappointing.