IMDb plot summary: An agoraphobic Seattle tech worker uncovers evidence of a crime.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Zoe Kravitz, Byron Bowers, and Rita Wilson.
Kimi is Steven Soderbergh's latest movie, a pandemic-era thriller about a girl responsible for cataloging errors for the newest Siri-style digital assistant. One day, she hears what sounds like a violent act, and as she digs deeper, she discovers both that it might be worse than she thought and that she doesn't know who to tell about it. This is a fantastic concept, and being set at a point in the pandemic where a lot of folks (including our protagonist) are still working from home gives it a vibe that reminds me of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window. That being said, the mystery isn't as tight as that one was. It unravels a bit in the final third as the conspiracy gets slightly too big and involves too many pieces and makes our protagonist feel less relatable, but it's a minor quibble as the rest of the movie is paced and shot beautifully, feeling claustrophobic even in the scenes when we're out in the world. Definitely worth a watch, even if it doesn't land as smoothly as I hoped.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Kimi > The Keep
Kimi < Till Death
Kimi > Timecop
Kimi < The Power of the Dog
Kimi > Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage
Kimi > The Boys of Paul Street
Kimi > Evita
Kimi > Cake
Kimi < Dogma
Kimi < Up in the Air
Kimi < VeggieTales: Rack, Shack & Benny
Kimi > The French Dispatch
Final spot: #1123 out of 3555, or 68%.
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