全世界を襲ったパンデミックの影響による都市封鎖。カイロ(イライジャ・カンラス)は日常の鬱屈を晴らすかのように、オンラインゲームに熱中する毎日を送っていた。 そんなカイロに突然届いた、自分を負かした対戦相手・エンジェル2000(ハンドルネーム)からの友達申請。彼の本名はガブリール・アラルコン(ココイ・デ・サントス)、愛称“ガブ”。ゲームの再戦を熱望するカイロに対しガブが提示した条件は、カイロが負けたら自分と付き合う、という突拍子もないものだった。 ガブの積極的なアプローチに戸惑いながらも、自分を包み込むようなガブの優しさに次第に引かれるカイロ。しかし、会いたくても会えない歯がゆい状況が続くなか、画面越しに心の距離を縮めていく2人の前にさまざまな障壁が立ちはだかる。
制作会社: The IdeaFirst Company
I think most young men with an absent Father will really relate to the story and Corey's heart felt attempt to get to know, if not reconcile with, his Father. The production is slick, the tone thoughtful, the animation inspired. But at certain points you can tangibly feel the lack of engagement from Frank (the absentee Father), which leaves you cringing as Corey seems to run into brick wall after brick wall. It also is a hard watch at times as Frank tends to lap up the adulation and attention of his "public" and students, he seems well past his prime physically and seems almost to be in competition with his fitter younger son. There are some great moments, where the vulnerability of the father son relationship is explored, but it fails to reach the heights it could of and has the feel of a son still trying to win the attention of his, at times, totally dis-interested Father. A more balanced approach would certainly have strengthened the story perhaps an exploration of the wife and daughter he also left behind that was only referred to in passing it seems or an interview with the much vaunted "replacement son" Tommy. A good movie that could have been a great movie. Review copied from outside source by tuari_san.
