Electric Dreams is a typical cheesy 80's movie with one original idea: a computer being in love, in the days before computers were considered to be mundane machines. I admit that romantic comedies are generally not my favourite, but I did manage to sort of enjoy this one. It's 80's music, while not all that bad (it is a bit too sappy at times), gives it away as well.
The plot revolves around a geek, Miles, who falls in love with a woman next door, Madeline. Unfortunately, the computer does as well, so it is Miles versus a computer for a woman's affections, with the computer trying to cause trouble for Miles.
The acting is OK, if a bit sappy, but what do you expect from an 80's romantic comedy? Electric Dreams is an enjoyable experience; however, it is the computer that puts this movie above mediocrity. Without the computer, this would be another one of those cheesy, cookie-cutter man-versus-man romances which nobody would give much of a thought to.
3/5 stars
The plot revolves around a geek, Miles, who falls in love with a woman next door, Madeline. Unfortunately, the computer does as well, so it is Miles versus a computer for a woman's affections, with the computer trying to cause trouble for Miles.
The acting is OK, if a bit sappy, but what do you expect from an 80's romantic comedy? Electric Dreams is an enjoyable experience; however, it is the computer that puts this movie above mediocrity. Without the computer, this would be another one of those cheesy, cookie-cutter man-versus-man romances which nobody would give much of a thought to.
3/5 stars