Opening 13 Jul 2023
Directed by:
Philippe Weibel
Writing credits:
Sarah Ashley, Brian D. Goff, Klara Kallis, Philippe Weibel
Principal actors:
Jeremy Swift, Kenneth Collard, Jasmine Blackborow, Alexandra Gilbreath, Joanne Pickard
Eva (Jasmine Blackborow), a worker for the London Tube has a side hustle. Eva, unbeknownst to her husband, is a reviewer of sex toys. And not just any reviewer but the winner of the most ‘Outstanding Job’ award at the company conference. Adam (Kenneth Collard), a rather self-obsessed influencer, tester, and general all round sex toy fanatic, is also given a top award at the company conference. This odd couple, the strait laced, middle-aged woman trying to save her marriage and a man who is so self-involved that he has even had his own appendage made into a top selling toy, soon become the ‘Love Team’ commissioned to test a new AI sex toy and help it to understand feelings.
As the movie progresses, we realize that although very different, Eva and Adam are both lonely and longing for connection; with each other they find a new meaning to life and love.
This story is a sad edict of the world we live in today where the lines are blurred between what is real and what is altered reality. A world where the human touch is taken for granted or indeed overlooked completely or as with this case removed completely. Perhaps this should have a byline based on a true story. Or perhaps it predicts a future event where AI can provide us with love. Let’s hope! (Christine Riney)
