The performances are solid, particularly from Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep, and the younger actors do a decent job, but the film lacks any real plot. This particular take on a bleak, emotionless future isn’t exactly new territory in books or movies, yet here it feels overly basic and ultimately unfulfilling. The concept had considerably more substance in 'A Brave New World,' to say nothing of Equilibrium, which m…

I’m drawn to this kind of movie, and knowing Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep were involved, I anticipated something better. They both give excellent performances; it’s simply that they aren’t featured enough within the film itself. There's a sequence later on where Streep and Bridges discuss whether having free will is worth enduring the associated suffering. It runs for about ten minutes and showcases some truly im…