I Am Here

Name: I Am Here
Director: Anders Morgenthaler
Released: 2015

Anders Morgenthaler

2015

Synopsis

Successful businesswoman Maria has achieved everything except what she wants the most - a baby of her own. She decides to deal with the matter by herself and embarks on a desperate and dangerous journey in order to make her dream come true.

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50
The Dissolve
It’s bracing to see Basinger take on something this dark, even if the darkness is empty.
50
The New York Times
Ms. Basinger commits to her disturbed character. But the script (by the director, Anders Morgenthaler) makes Maria’s behavior so reckless — at times, she’s practically begging to be mugged or worse — that we have no chance of sympathizing with her.
50
RogerEbert.com
I have to give Morgenthaler credit for what we used to call “moxie” — whatever the hell he’s doing, or thinks he’s doing, he’s fully committed to it, and while he doesn’t really pull off the unhinged apocalyptic fireworks he’s reaching for at the end (and I don’t think any director save Andrzej Zulawski, who’s clearly an influence, could pull them off), I give him credit for trying.
42
The Playlist
The film feels flimsy, poorly conceived at best (no tasteless pun intended). It fails to hold up to even superficial scrutiny very well.
42
The A.V. Club
By the time the film empties its inventory of shock tactics and reaches its (too calculated) ambiguous conclusion, we’re not sure if Maria deserves better, but it’s pretty clear that Basinger does.
40
Los Angeles Times
Writer-director Anders Morgenthaler's conclusion comes far too hastily and haphazardly, with a disregard for plot details or plausible storytelling.
20
New York Daily News
This Ill-Conceived fertility thriller is overwrought, underwritten and pure cynicism.
12
Slant Magazine
Writer-director Anders Morgenthaler's film is practically an exercise in over-explication.