I wanted to like this movie more than I actually did. It's quirky, and I liked that. However, I found that I had very little sympathy with the main character, as he had so very little awareness of anything but his own selfish desires. On a similar note, the movie itself had very little respect for life in general, giving it a rather cruel vibe. In the end, I would say the main character ended up with a lot better outcome than he deserved.
61 Reviews
bit rapey, bit serial killey
SnoopyStyle11 October 2018
Adam Slope (Jonathan Silverman) is a college professor and a genetics scientist. He has difficulty dealing with the death of his beloved wife Dawn (Jennifer Finnigan). With his student assistant's help, he tries to clone his wife but he has trouble recreating her love for him.
Adam's obsession is very uncomfortable. It starts off creepy and never gets pass it. The movie tries to be fun but the creepiness never allows it to be fun. The premise has been done before like in Creator. The Groundhog Day aspect contributes more surrealism than reality. I can live with all the awkwardness but the creep factor wins out in the end.
Adam's obsession is very uncomfortable. It starts off creepy and never gets pass it. The movie tries to be fun but the creepiness never allows it to be fun. The premise has been done before like in Creator. The Groundhog Day aspect contributes more surrealism than reality. I can live with all the awkwardness but the creep factor wins out in the end.
A Satirical take on the conundrum of the ethics of human cloning
vidcrit8 August 2018
Warning: Spoilers
A dark and satirical movie clearly in the sci-fi genre which explores the ethics and horrific fallouts of human cloning. Don't let its genre classification of a rom com mislead you into watching it for one. It's certainly not for the faint of heart and can only at best be a disturbing sci-fi satirical comedy . All the ethical issues of human cloning are very deftly explored and the justification for it being the dark human desire for immortality of loved ones at any cost. The protagonist descends into a horrifying caricature of himself as he loses all sense of reality and with Hades like power drags his Persephone into a cloneal hellfire as he tries to claw back his lost love . It's without doubt a largely thought provoking and chilling film.
Some of the questions the viewer could be left grappling with:
-Why would a clone be treated with such unkindness and why the total disregard to sanctity of human life purely because of mode of creation?
-A clone is not very different from a monozygotic twin and is as much an individual as a person born of biological reproduction. Yet why were they all treated with such cruelty?
-how far would research be willing to go in the name of human cloning and bring untold suffering to clones in the same vein as slavery where slaves were considered an inferior human species. Not to mention the pitiable & bizarre results of experiments on human clones.
Without doubt this film satirically explores the dark and disturbing ramifications of science overstepping its boundaries as well as the ethics & dangers of serving the darkest of human desires. All with insouciance and purposeful irreverence. And a lot of the shadow side that lurks in all of us that can veer crazily out of reality to exploit the lives of others just for resurrecting our lives back to what it was. Surreal sci-fiction.
- Why does the protagonist swiftly turn so controlling and evilly selfish all in the name of love and yet never blink an eyelid in violently discarding each human clone version that shows individuality and refuses to love him like the original he yearns to resurrect from the dead? And all done in a cloak of dodgy respectability.
- At the heart of cloning is the genetic match but beyond that lies all the human experiences that are unique in wiring each human brain into a special individual that is as different from the original as are twins, but more so as they are born in different time periods.
Without doubt this film satirically explores the dark and disturbing ramifications of science overstepping its boundaries as well as the ethics & dangers of serving the darkest of human desires. All with insouciance and purposeful irreverence. And a lot of the shadow side that lurks in all of us that can veer crazily out of reality to exploit the lives of others just for resurrecting our lives back to what it was. Surreal sci-fiction.
One of the worst movies I've ever watched half of
tuiadam-9991924 August 2018
Hubby sold me on watching this, he said it was a Sci-fi Romantic Comedy. How could we go wrong? Well, it went very, very wrong. The whole feel of the movie is off. Nothing about this movie makes any sense. Strange and creepy and not at all funny.
At least we got a good laugh reading the real reviews!
Don't be fooled by the 10/10 reviews.
Wrong tone, creepy and not in a good way.
fastpuppy21 July 2018
This idea, this cast, there is a better movie in there that was never made, it's not even somewhere on the cutting room floor.
From Silverman especially I for one was hoping this would be a return to his Weekend At Bernie's roots (remember when he used to work?) or along the lines of multiplicity. Instead he is semi-dark and obsessive but just doesn't pull it off.
Save your time.
From Silverman especially I for one was hoping this would be a return to his Weekend At Bernie's roots (remember when he used to work?) or along the lines of multiplicity. Instead he is semi-dark and obsessive but just doesn't pull it off.
Save your time.
Not a dark comedy, but pretty creepy.
jamiekressinger25 July 2018
I might understand this film if it actually made me laugh with some dark comedy. But it fails to do this in every way. With doing that it then Starts showing some rather creepy angles to it.
Don't get me wrong the acting isn't too bad. The story has some makings of something good. But it fails in every way possible it.
Sorry but avoid it.
Sorry but avoid it.
Cute love story about a serial killer
imdb-2021220 March 2019
Warning: Spoilers
You don't often find love stories about a serial killer. Or, if you do, it usually has a bad ending. But not this one. No, the serial killer, after murdering several women and a man, and don't forget the pedophilia, ends up falling for a student of his and they live happily ever after.
Heartwarming, I know. Be sure to watch with a loved one, and when it's over, have a long talk about that insurance policy you want to get for them.
All sarcasm aside, it's not a bad little dark comedy, but honestly, I think they made WAY too much light of the fact that, really, at the core, this is about a mad scientist who kills people. Do we learn anything from it? Well, if you get caught, kill the guy who caught you. And be sure to rope in a lot of friends into your madcap scheme, they'll appreciate it and help you out.
Heartwarming, I know. Be sure to watch with a loved one, and when it's over, have a long talk about that insurance policy you want to get for them.
All sarcasm aside, it's not a bad little dark comedy, but honestly, I think they made WAY too much light of the fact that, really, at the core, this is about a mad scientist who kills people. Do we learn anything from it? Well, if you get caught, kill the guy who caught you. And be sure to rope in a lot of friends into your madcap scheme, they'll appreciate it and help you out.
Awful, I tried by only lasted half an hour
stevecarton821 July 2018
At the time of writing, the score is 9.2 of 10. I should have known better, no movie ever scores that high, especially one with the plot described on IMDB at the time of writing. But it sounded at least as though it would be half interesting, and I couldn't have imagined that a faked score could be so high and not have some redeeming features. But alas, awful. I fast-forwarded through the last two thirds of the movie, and even watching in 8x speed, I felt I was wasting my life.
Acting was awful, plot was awful, direction awful, this site's credibility of recent times: AWFUL.
Acting was awful, plot was awful, direction awful, this site's credibility of recent times: AWFUL.
Time I will never get back
clk-25-57769121 July 2018
Acting = 1/10
Plot = 3/10
Entertainment = 2/10
Snooze-factor = 10/10
Anyone with half a brain can't rate this movie more than a 4. So bad, now I'll never get back the 2 hours of my life. Banging my head against the wall for the same time might get a better rating. Don't waste your time like I did.
Anyone with half a brain can't rate this movie more than a 4. So bad, now I'll never get back the 2 hours of my life. Banging my head against the wall for the same time might get a better rating. Don't waste your time like I did.
Fun and quirky tale. Playful with a serious message.
tkaine323 July 2018
This movie personifies the debate of whether cloning is humane through a make believe story of a college professor who loses his wife and repeatedly trys to clone her. The film is very light hearted and tactful maintaining its family friendly theme but when things start to go haywire a beautiful message develops. Great pacing and enough comic wit to keep everything upbeat and in good spirits. I give this a Good movie rating when seeking something clean and fun.
Andover
paulinelongford4 October 2018
Low quality
mehdi-vahab21 July 2018
Just awful
haji_sn24 July 2018
Nomination for the Razzies
bbilalbrown15 August 2018
I can't believe that anyone would give this more than four stars. This is the death of online reviews.
Andover is funny in small parts, but not for the most of it, so it has earned two stars. Overall, the acting was mediocre, if not dire, with the best performance coming from Scout Taylor-Compton. I find the movie more of a horror than a comedy and many of the jokes just do not come off. Andover looks like something that a group of college students would produce and the storyline lacks any substance. It's not totally clean or funny like the top review says and leaves much to be desired. I regret wasting 90 minutes of my life on such tripe.
Andover is funny in small parts, but not for the most of it, so it has earned two stars. Overall, the acting was mediocre, if not dire, with the best performance coming from Scout Taylor-Compton. I find the movie more of a horror than a comedy and many of the jokes just do not come off. Andover looks like something that a group of college students would produce and the storyline lacks any substance. It's not totally clean or funny like the top review says and leaves much to be desired. I regret wasting 90 minutes of my life on such tripe.
I wish there was a score lower than zero...
miablackheart16 August 2018
Warning: Spoilers
First of all, the plot is weak to say the least. Plenty of things don't make any sense and that's without even considering the cloning part.
The performances aren't awful considering the quality of the script. The character development is nearly unexistent (as in, the characters have no personality, at all)
Now the worst part for me is the message of this movie. This guy basically kills a woman over and over again because she's not what he wants her to be or doesn't love him back. Not a premise I'd have a problem with if this was a satire or a dark comedy. But this is supposed to be *romantic*, and we are supposed to root for this guy and empathize with him like he's entitled to do what he does (because he's just "grieving". Not a valid excuse to kill people, in my opinion, but oh, well). It could have been done with, say, robots (as in "not sentient beings") and it wouldn't be as creepy. But no.
In a world where women get beat up to death and burned alive because of those very same reasons, this movie is absolutely problematic and downright disturbing (apart from being a horrible movie as a whole)
I wish I could downrate it into oblivion.
The performances aren't awful considering the quality of the script. The character development is nearly unexistent (as in, the characters have no personality, at all)
Now the worst part for me is the message of this movie. This guy basically kills a woman over and over again because she's not what he wants her to be or doesn't love him back. Not a premise I'd have a problem with if this was a satire or a dark comedy. But this is supposed to be *romantic*, and we are supposed to root for this guy and empathize with him like he's entitled to do what he does (because he's just "grieving". Not a valid excuse to kill people, in my opinion, but oh, well). It could have been done with, say, robots (as in "not sentient beings") and it wouldn't be as creepy. But no.
In a world where women get beat up to death and burned alive because of those very same reasons, this movie is absolutely problematic and downright disturbing (apart from being a horrible movie as a whole)
I wish I could downrate it into oblivion.
Kind of liked this one
anita-borkamo25 November 2021
When you're watching a movie who clones his dead wife, you know what the premises are. The fun is that he needs her to be the same woman he fell in love with, but that seems more and more impossible. And his selfish motives to make her alive again serves up delightful situations and good plot twists. I had a good time, and yes, I would watch it again.
Raises to the standard of making a horrible movie
sessizlik-9966411 October 2018
I have seen bad movies but that was a whole new level. Worst acting ever coupled with complete nonsense story line. Dark comedy is a misleading remark for this movie. All scenes are either annoying, or disturbing or predictable at best. Tries to teach a lesson for people with significantly low IQ level. The worst 90 minutes of my life
Stupid idea that works in the oddest possible way :D
Aktham_Tashtush17 September 2018
So starting by the plot itself which is far from original ,,, " check Multiplicity for Michael Keaton and Repli-Kate for James Roday" ,. but it has been almost 20 years since we've seen a good comedy about cloning ... so i'm gonna give it a pass .
The script started a bit slow and dull but it picked up really quick when the cloning and the fun started ... as for the comedy i wouldn't say it's the funniest comedy ever ,, but it works and even if i didn't laugh or giggled i kinda enjoyed it.
Cast wise,, Jonathan Silverman is well known on TV and he tends to do good in the nervous comical roles, same goes for Jennifer Finnigan and Scout Taylor-Compton .. they all did well.
It is enjoyable movie , recommended.
The script started a bit slow and dull but it picked up really quick when the cloning and the fun started ... as for the comedy i wouldn't say it's the funniest comedy ever ,, but it works and even if i didn't laugh or giggled i kinda enjoyed it.
Cast wise,, Jonathan Silverman is well known on TV and he tends to do good in the nervous comical roles, same goes for Jennifer Finnigan and Scout Taylor-Compton .. they all did well.
It is enjoyable movie , recommended.
horrible waste of time!
caparent-7331129 July 2018
Not what I expected (in a GOOD way)
AsAboveSoBelow33319 August 2018
Thought this was going to be a goofy romantic comedy but it had a much darker twist. I love when a movie shifts your loyalties, without any spoilers at first we're pulling for Jonathan Silverman's character but it gets to a point where you're like dude...no. Just...NO.
This movie benefits from not being a big studio release because I can't imagine some of the scenes getting past focus groups because they tow the line between sweet/creepy. It's def it's own thing, and I like that it didn't have some big I LEARNED MY LESSON scene instead it just went for it and I enjoyed how it didn't apologize for being weird or try to suddenly get more conventional in the third act.
This movie benefits from not being a big studio release because I can't imagine some of the scenes getting past focus groups because they tow the line between sweet/creepy. It's def it's own thing, and I like that it didn't have some big I LEARNED MY LESSON scene instead it just went for it and I enjoyed how it didn't apologize for being weird or try to suddenly get more conventional in the third act.
Not as bad as it sounds
dar041713 January 2020
Most sick and twisted
roximarais11 August 2018
Skip
myotherpetisdog16 August 2018
The movie starts with a shot on a sleeping woman wearing full makeup including glossy lips. Then a man in his 40s or something is "trying' to make a pancake, he keeps burning one after another instead of reducing the gas flames. Then he brings one unburned pancake to woman sitting on a toilet. Then 2 women, again wearing bright makeup suitable for a cocktail party, blowing glass in front of a hot oven. Welcome to Hollywood! Next!
does nor deserve a review
andrewplayboy17 September 2018
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