The Circle [DVD] [2017]

Tom Patton and Patton Oswalt run a company that seeks to intrude more and more into the lives of individuals for the power and revenue-generating potential the information gives the company. Emma Watson is thrilled to join the company and quickly becomes one of its public faces, but ultimately becomes disillusioned. While the film cynically depicts the world as it probably already exists, the story was not interesting enough to grab our attention. Thus, the lack of a recommendation from us.

This was a well made, semi-cerebral , film that had an important message about technology and society impacting choice, privacy, and control (of ourselves and others). I found the techie millennial characters annoying, but Emma Watson's, Karen Gillian's, and Tom Hank's characters were very enjoyable. There's not a lot of action; so if that's your thing, this movie isn't for you. If you like to contemplate social issues, then give this movie a try.

A utopian aspiration carried through by technology, to at least, uncomfortable ends. Based on the novel of the same name. Tom Hanks is not the star here but, he does his job well. Should have done better in the theatres. I suspect it hit closer to home for some people, Hanks character and surroundings will remind you of someone familiar from recent history. How much privacy would you surrender? How much have you already?

This movie shows us that social media can go too far. Mae (Emma Watson) has decided to share with the world her entire life via camera after getting her dream job at a very Amazonesque workplace. Who knew we would all become such voyeurs! Lots of twists and turns and Tom Hanks as a bad guy? Whoops, spoiler alert! You’ll sit on the edge of your seat for this one.

It's not what my Wife & I expected from the trailers but a very good film that leaves you much to think about afterwards. The ideas in this are getting too close to reality but thankfully the tech isn't there as yet. Emma Watson is so right for this, from her wide eyed naivete to the cynic she grows so much in this film

I have seen every Tom Hanks movie and I have not found 1 I didn't like. Unlike some, I look for the entertainment value in a movie, does it make me laugh, is it enjoyable, can you imagine yourself in the movie, does it take you away from the current Crazy world? If you answer yes to any of these you will enjoy this also...

This movie is very close to real for what is happening in this country and world, with all the high tech stuff coming out and how companies are gathering more and more info on everybody and watching everywhere we go. Good movie, gives people something to think about and if this is the future they want.

I anticipated that the overall message of this movie would be that "Big Brother Watching" was BAD and that the constant social media obsession was ridiculous. Instead, it seemed to support the idea that we should all be wearing cameras and watching each other 24x7. Very scary...guess no one has the right to any privacy.