Synopsis
An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.
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Cast
- Ryan ReynoldsYoung Damian
- Ben KingsleyDamian
- Natalie MartinezMadeline
- Matthew GoodeAlbright
- Michelle DockeryClaire
- Melora HardinJudy
- Victor GarberMartin
- Sam PageCarl
- Derek LukeAnton
- Mariana Paola VicenteLeah
Recommendations
- 70
Screen Daily
There are enough twists and turns in Self/less to keep things interesting - 63
Movie Nation
Self/less doesn’t offer many surprises. It’s a lot like other body-switch thrillers, and is practically a remake of the 1966 John Frankenheimer rich-guy-buys-handsome-young-body tale “Seconds.” But it has generous pleasures. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The intriguing story degenerates into a flat-out action movie with car chases and violent shootouts that are competently filmed by Singh but seem to come from a far more conventional film. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
This is a conventional-looking films with a screenplay from brothers David and Alex Pastor that raises some fascinating issues and offers a tease or two of a better movie before devolving into a medley of chases and shootouts. - 45
TheWrap
About the best that can be said about the sluggish Self/less is that it’s a better Ryan Reynolds body-switching movie than “The Change-Up”; still, you’re better off seeking out “Seconds” — or heck, “All of Me” — instead. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
Self/less’ greatest crime is that it’s not enough of anything: Not brainy enough to party with the theories about consciousness that Ex-Machina delivered earlier this year, nor is it over-the-top enough to compete with the campy goofballery of something like Limitless. - 40
The Guardian
Ryan Reynolds does the best he can with the material.... But any intelligence is tossed once we get mired in a series of dull chase scenes. - 40
Variety
Even the resourceful, likable Reynolds is at a loss to elevate this rather dreary piece of would-be escapism, which calls out for the wry, pulpy touch of a John Carpenter (or his acolyte David Twohy) and instead gets the strained self-seriousness of director Tarsem Singh.
