Kimi
2022
**½
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Zoë Kravitz, Rita Wilson, India de Beaufort, Emily Kuroda, Byron Bowers, Derek DelGaudio, Betsy Brantley
Following an assault and the COVID-19 pandemic, Angela has become an agoraphobic hermit who works from home fixing code for the Kimi smart speaker. One day, she learns that someone's Kimi has recorded an assault and murder. Steven Sodenbergh's 90-minute film, which was scripted by David Koepp, has an intriguing high-tech set-up, but it quickly transforms into a predictable old-fashioned conspiracy thriller, in which an evil and omnipotent tech company will do anything to cover up their wrongdoings. In the process, the heroine, whose hair seems to be bright blue only so she can't hide from her pursuers, turns from a recluse to a ridiculous action hero.
