Bliss (2021 film)

Bliss is a 2021 American science fiction drama written and directed by Mike Cahill. It stars Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek.[1] A man whose life is in disarray meets a beautiful woman who tries to convince him he is living in a simulation.[1]

Bliss
Official poster
Directed byMike Cahill
Produced byJames D. Stern
Written byMike Cahill
Starring
Music byWill Bates
CinematographyMarkus Förderer
Edited byTroy Takaki
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release date
  • February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It was released on February 5, 2021, by Amazon Studios.

Cast

Production

In June 2019, it was announced Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek had joined the cast of the film, with Mike Cahill directing from a screenplay he wrote.[1] Amazon Studios will distribute the film.[3]

Principal photography began in Los Angeles in June 2019.[4] Filming also took place in Split, Croatia, and on the island of Lopud.[5]

Release

The film was released on February 5, 2021.[6]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 33% approval rating based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "When it comes to building an entertaining sci-fi drama around some cool ideas, this Bliss is largely ignorant."[7] Metacritic sampled 14 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 34 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[8]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "As with both of his previous works, the filmmaker delivers an undeniably ambitious mind-bender that bites off more than it can narratively chew."[9] Andrew Barker of Variety wrote: "Cahill gets so bogged down in hair-splitting rules and exposition that he loses track of the bigger themes."[10]

References
  1. McNary, Dave (June 20, 2019). "Salma Hayek, Owen Wilson to Star in Amazon's Sci-Fi Drama 'Bliss'". Variety. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Scheck, Frank (February 1, 2021). "'Bliss': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. Vlessing, Etan (June 20, 2019). "Salma Hayek, Owen Wilson to Star in 'Bliss' for Amazon Studios". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. Steves, Ashley (July 3, 2019). "L.A. What's Filming: Amazon Studios Feature 'Bliss,' Starring Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson". Backstage. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  5. Smilović, Ivana (July 29, 2019). "BLISS WITH OWEN WILSON – Salma Hayek: Love you Croatia!". The Dubrovnik Times. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  6. Canfield, David (January 6, 2021). "EW's 2021 movie preview: 89 films we can't wait to see". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  7. "Bliss (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. "Bliss (2021) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  9. Frank Scheck (1 February 2021). "'Bliss' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. Barker, Andrew (2 February 2021). "'Bliss' Review: Mike Cahill's Sci-Fi Fable Misses the Mark". Variety. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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