From Cube Critics Stephanie Curtis and Euan Kerr:

Spike Jonzes latest film, Her, starts with the seemingly wacky storyline of a man who falls in love with an operating system. Or rather, with the artificial intelligence of the operating system his phone brings to life (as it were). And credit to Jonze, it totally works.

Joaquin Phoenix is a lonely writer who develops an unusual relationship with his OS, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. The film clicks because it shows a relationship stripped of the physicality that distracts from its essence. So much about what you love about someone is talking to them, as Jonzes film perfectly states.

While Her is an example of artificial intelligence done right on screen, others have pulled it off before:

A.I. Artificial Intelligence, 2001. Steven Spielbergs drama about a highly sophisticated robot boy longing for the love of his mother. Its a great story about what happens when the technology that affects our lives becomes obsolete in this case, a little boy. Its a heartbreaking look at the world.

Robot & Frank, 2012. Frank Langella is a forgetful old man who plans heists with a robot gifted from his son. Its creative, and unlike many sci-fi movies that rely too much on special effects, Robot & Frank takes place in our own world just a touch into the future.

Sleeper, 1973. An early Woody Allen sci-fi comedy set in the future succeeds at two things: showing just how personal technology can make things, and how hilarious Woody Allen is while beating a giant pudding with a broom.

Minority Report, 2002. Steven Spielbergs take on Washington, D.C. in 2054 when the government knows when crimes are about to be committed is particularly relevant these days.

Chris Roberts is an arts and culture reporter for MPR News. He has worked at Minnesota Public Radio as a reporter, producer and host since 1989. From 1999 to 2003, Roberts created and hosted MPRs weekly arts program, Word of Mouth, hosted The Currents The Local Show, a weekly hour long program devoted to local music.

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Jonze's 'Her' makes AI look natural