A pleasant surprise. This nominal speculative sci-fi indie is set in the near future when the internet has evolved into “the tangle”, a global swarm of nanobots keeping everybody’s brains connected all the time, as well as infecting their bodies to prevent them from being able to commit violence. But the pleasant surprise comes from a few solid acting performances, cinematography, and direction, and the fact this it’s a fake-out: it’s a solid updating of ’40s-style film noir stle that only uses sci-fi as a plot device, and even has nods to ’40s fashions along with the film noir cinematography. I wouldn’t say it’s great, not sure I’d watch it again, but it was way better most unknown Tubi fare. Definitely an interesting enough way to occupy 90 minutes. Perhaps even worth remembering.
