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I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I can't figure out why this got such a low rating. Those of us who feel our middle class existence slipping away from us and our children will appreciate the contemporary feel. I would think any man with a wife or daughter in the working world (or any women who have a career or aspire to one) may find the film hitting a bit too close to home.The story was well-written, the acting reasonably good, and the cityscape both attractive and well-created.It prompts a discussion of the very nature of self: Who am I, who will I be in the future; if I have my heart surgically replaced, I am still me, no? What about my brain? What about ... everything?

What a pleasant surprise this film was. While trying not to get too much into detail, as not to spoil any of the intricacies of the movie, I'll say that while this is in the realm of sci-fi, the movie has much more on it's mind than merely that. It conveys as much in it's beautiful nuances and a refreshing subtlety that is sadly missing from many newer films of it's ilk. The film is also wonderfully acted across the board. So that doesn't hurt.This mini-review was inspired by a haiku that I wrote on twitter, which I shall also include here for the sake of posterity (if for nothing else) Also in revised form as the original was sadly incorrectly in 5 7 6Character driven Well crafted slice of sci-fi Deliberate pace

This film was (mostly) an unexpected pleasure. Ran across this title when i was trying to escape from another bad night with True Detective 2. This movie did the trick. Not trying to compare the two experiences, but... The writing here is quite accomplished. And that leads to some terrific performances. The polar opposite to that other thing.The protagonist is an employee of a tech company in a near future where a woman in her 30's is past her sell-by date. And if you think the choices are limited for women in the present, in this future, they're even more dire. So, for a single mother with a a young daughter, the walls are closing in, fast. But the same company that's about to dump her also offers her an alternative. The choice is far more complicated that just selling your soul. That devil's bargain may actually be an improvement over the choice offered here. At least with the devil you still get to be you, for while. My main criticism is the film left too many ends unexplored, unexplained. Could have gone on for a bit more. I will have to watch it again to see if they answered any of those questions and i missed it.

In a time when the visionary science fiction of Asimov, Clarke, Lem, Delany, le Guin et al has degenerated to the comic book syfy of Morvel entertainless, a film like Advantageous shows people how the genre used to be (& how it could be again in the future). The issues it raises are real; & explored with passionate integrity in a script co-written by director Jennifer Phang & star Jacqueline Kim. The look is realistic, with a disciplined use of SF imagery to remind viewers that this is a future which can still be prevented (to paraphrase a famous quote by Ray Bradbury). Made on a tiny Kickstarter budget & now available on Netflix, Advantageous would appeal to people with a love of literary science fiction & classic film-making technique; & to those looking for quality feminist story-telling against the morass of GG machisimo. Wonderful. Heartfelt. Beauty. With pain.