Synopsis
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star — the first totally believable synthetic actress.
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Cast
- Al PacinoViktor Taransky
- Rachel RobertsS1m0ne
- Catherine KeenerElaine Christian
- Evan Rachel WoodLainey Christian Taransky
- Jay MohrHal Sinclair
- Winona RyderNicola Anders
- Jason SchwartzmanMilton
- Elias KoteasHank Alano
- Rebecca RomijnFaith
- James GleasonReporter
Recommendations
- 80
Washington Post
Writer-director Niccol (who wrote and directed "Gattaca" and scripted "The Truman Show") uses disarming, but wicked lightness to damn the celebrity-worshiping culture and Hollywood's beyond-the-looking-glass filmmaking. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
For all its flaws, offers an enjoyable look at the machinations of moviedom and fame, and a look into a future where what is real and what isn't becomes scarily blurred. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
As the man who made the monster and now has to live with it, Pacino's a blast. - 60
New Times (L.A.)
That's not to say Simone doesn't offer a good time. Shove aside its self-righteous agenda and it's a deft kick, a light comedy whenever it's not trying to play heavy. And it's bolstered by Al Pacino in a lively performance. - 60
The New Yorker
I don't believe that anyone will have much trouble seeing what's wrong with the picture, but it's one of those bad movies that you remember with a smile a year later. [9 September 2002, p. 162] - 50
Rolling Stone
Writer-director Andrew Niccol -- gets this Hollywood satire off to a rousing start. But the middle flattens, despite Pacino firing on all cylinders. And the end just nose-dives into something silly and, worse, sentimental. - 50
Chicago Reader
The film never quite achieves the sharp edge satire demands, largely because director Andrew Niccol, who was so good at managing tone in "Gattaca," can't decide whether to go with nasty or hilariously farcical. - 50
New York Post
Staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce.
