Film Review

‘Love Me’: AI Wants to be Loved by You

“Love Me” quickly devolves into a kinda-cartoon that fumbles with concepts of existentialism but ends up mostly being a vehicle meant to stir up empathy for AI.
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‘Love Me’: AI Wants to be Loved by You
Me (Kristen Stewart) is a smart ocean buoy, in "Love Me." Bleecker Street
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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R | 1h 32m | Sci-Fi, Dystopia | 2025

“Love Me” kicks off well. It’s a fun, offbeat, sci-fi Pixar film robot-romance between a yellow ocean buoy (she’s a girl!) and a satellite (he’s a boy!). Wait a minute—shouldn’t they be they’s? Never mind all that. Different agenda.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is cited in the book "How to be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to film, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, martial arts, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism.
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