hyped garbage

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

To the reviewer who gave this film 1/10 because you disagreed with the morality of choices made by the characters: are we serious right now? Transfer is obviously meant to be an imperfect world, wherein difficult and sometimes amoral choices are made. Would you kill someone to save your life partner? In the end it doesn't matter, because I'm not writing a review about you. You call it modern slavery? I can call Gataca modern eugenics, that doesn't mean it deserves 1/10. That out of the way: transfer is a good film with tight sound design and crisp shooting, pulled together with the kind of style we've come to expect from modern sci-fi like Ex Machina. The story is engaging, as well as being controversial and even sometimes bizarre. Unfortunately, the ending fails to tie everything together in a satisfying manner, leaving the cute and happy romance bubble burst in the last few minutes of the film. That aside, transfer is by no means a bad film. I give it a 7.5/10 on its own merits alone. The 10/10 is to help offset the horrid 1/10 I don't feel it deserved.

Transfer is a slow movie that will gently pick you up and make you face reality. It's all about life eternal, what we humans are ready to do, what can technology bring us, to what extent should we embrace it, and how much control do we have over our future.The technology itself is totally bogus, but that is extremely easy to ignore. Once the situation is set, conflicts arise. You never know exactly where you're going to end up, and the screen writer make sure you get what you need to keep your eye riveted to the show.The disappointments are few. A bit slow, not a lot of action, and subtitled. That's about it.See if if you're ready for an unconventional romance set in a sterilized view of the future.

This was an excellent transhumanist sci-fi venture. For the most part subtle, controlled performances by the four protagonists. The cold, sterile tone throughout is fitting given the ethically and racially charged content. It might be tempting for some reviewers to dismiss the race issues in the film as a status quo 'bad rich whites exploit minorities' trope, but the nuanced emotional turmoil portrayed by the leads is enough to discount this claim. It's not just a movie about the evils of capitalism and modern slavery; it's about mortality, cowardice, sacrifice, empathy and love. Other reviews have also made comparisons to Gattica, but as a hard-sci-fi nerd, I have to say that this movie made Gattica look like a cheap, chintzy romance. My only qualm was that one of the supporting cast plays a somewhat hokey character, but this slightly off-kilter performance is negligible. I rate the film 8/10 because in its own way, Transfer was nearly as good as the best sci-fi movies in recent memory. Granted, it doesn't have the aesthetically thrilling special effects -not to mention the warm, fuzzy nostalgic franchise value- of J. J. Abrams' Star Trek, nor the romance of Another Earth, nor the starry glamour of Melancholia, nor the gritty horror of Looper... but Transfer does things differently and in the end, the low-budget realism of this movie takes the effect of a slowly burrowing sort of psychological foreboding more akin to Primer. What it lacks in action, it makes up for in philosophy. Of course, it's not a 10/10 dynamite classic of Blade Runner-esque or, say, The Empire Strikes Back calibre, but it is good.Poster: http://extreme-down.com/uploads/posts/2012- 01/1325797360_transfer-french-dvdrip.jpg

This movie played at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was a welcome gem to the many films submitted. There are always a few movies that get some attention at these festivals but Transfer definitely stands out as a true representation of a science fiction film that makes you think. This picture deals with the issue of people using clones / avatars / humanoids as a product in a capitalistic world where everything can be bought in the near future. Also the director tackles the idea that surrounds buying people that are another race and how the lives they left behind deal with the new black neighbours walking in their clothes at the country club every day. The characters in this movie are excellently portrayed and have a lot of feeling put into their actions around the situation of talking over a new host, and get complicated quickly. Damir talked about his film after the screening and wants people to think about the idea of the soul being tied to the physical body. Also examined the concept of being able to purchase every thing including new bodies after ours expire. This film is a must for SciFi enthusiasts. It is a polished independent picture that was made with minimal money feels like it has the heart of Gattaca and something written by Philip K. Dick.