Hollywood does so enjoy self gratification. S1mone is Hollywood reveling in how great Hollywood is. And also how dumb it is. Andrew Niccol goes in surprisingly heavy handed, after his subtle debut on Gattaca, and has Al Pacino to thank for salvaging the movie.

10 years later S1mone feels incredibly dated. All the internet references are out of date. It simply wouldn't work anymore. It would have been better served to be set earlier. Elias Koteas and Winona Ryder's character both dropped out of the 30s anyway. Regardless of setting S1mone requires an enormous suspension of disbelief.

Much like yesterday's Double Team I can see why this movie resides in the bargain bin. The one curiosity is that they deliberately cast an unknown in the lead and she has no credit! Rachel Roberts was credited as "Simone" and remained in anonymity after the film came out. Although she has continued to act and married director Andrew Niccol.

A great supporting cast (Catherine Keener, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Schwartzman, Jay Mohr) is wasted in this. But I really admire Al Pacino’s performance. This is an awful idea which became a terrible script, yet Pacino is just as sincere as he can be throughout. That’s dedication. And, he’s under control here as well. Pity.

Misunderstood gem with satire so sharp it could cut through glass.

Bravo Niccol.

Biting satire, a great performance from Al Pacino, and wonderful music from Carter Burwell (the composer of In Bruges) make this truly an underrated classic.

Oh and you'll never guess, this is composed by Carter Burwell! Did I mention I liked him?

the best way to watch this is in an airport as you slowly die of bloodloss

not as bad as ppl think but still pretty awful

Okay film which asks the question, could a computer image really have the power to inspire millions? Can people fall in love with something 100% fake?

Pacino and Keener are pretty great here. And a lot of the supporting cast works too, and it's an interesting take on the craziness of the public want of every detail of famous people.

But two things just bugged me. S1mone isn't exactly amazing at anything. She's cute I guess, but kind of a monotone actresses. And so-so singer. So why would the world love her so much? But then I don't get Beiber Fever, so maybe it's just me.

But I also thought Pacino wasn't the brightest character and I found it really hard to believe he could do all this without getting caught one single second, being followed by all kinds of pros and all.

Misunderstood gem with satire so sharp it could cut through glass.

Bravo Niccol.

Si bien me gustó en su momento, esta sátira sci-fi acerca del artificial glamour hollywoodense ha envejecido bastante mal. Aunque la premisa es muy interesante, la manera en cómo está abordada es no sólo bastante superficial sino también absurdamente inverosímil incluso para los estándares de una comedia. Además, el personaje principal hubiese estado mucho mejor en otro actor que no fuese Al Pacino, quien no sólo se siente bastante desganado sino que encima se ve demasiado mayor para el personaje. El único punto a su favor quizás sea la bellísima e irreal protagonista Rachel Roberts, una desconocida a quien el guionista y director Andrew Niccol da el papel de Simone como guiño hacia su curiosa pero banal premisa.

Hollywood does so enjoy self gratification. S1mone is Hollywood reveling in how great Hollywood is. And also how dumb it is. Andrew Niccol goes in surprisingly heavy handed, after his subtle debut on Gattaca, and has Al Pacino to thank for salvaging the movie.

10 years later S1mone feels incredibly dated. All the internet references are out of date. It simply wouldn't work anymore. It would have been better served to be set earlier. Elias Koteas and Winona Ryder's character both dropped out of the 30s anyway. Regardless of setting S1mone requires an enormous suspension of disbelief.

Much like yesterday's Double Team I can see why this movie resides in the bargain bin. The one curiosity is that they deliberately cast an unknown in the lead and she has no credit! Rachel Roberts was credited as "Simone" and remained in anonymity after the film came out. Although she has continued to act and married director Andrew Niccol.

Biting satire, a great performance from Al Pacino, and wonderful music from Carter Burwell (the composer of In Bruges) make this truly an underrated classic.

Oh and you'll never guess, this is composed by Carter Burwell! Did I mention I liked him?