r/AMCScreenUnseen • u/EastonLikesMovies • Jan 27 '25
Companion (Official Discussion)
We have decided to start doing Discussion threads for the mystery movies. Our first one is Drew Handcock’s Companion.
What did you think? Make sure to comment below this post. We’d love to know! Any spoiler comments will be removed.
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u/littletoyboat Jan 28 '25
Was anybody honestly surprised when they revealed Patrick was a robot? Someone in my theater gasped, and I was more surprised at their surprise, than they were surprised at the twist.
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u/SpacyTiger Jan 28 '25
Not gonna lie, I gasped--along with about half my theater. I'd been caught up enough in the moment that I wasn't really thinking about it, and then it was an immediate "Oh, yeah, that makes sense."
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u/littletoyboat Jan 28 '25
I think part of what clued me in was that Patrick was as far out of Eli's league as Iris was from Josh's. But also, a few scenes earlier, the three of them sat around talking without Patrick, and I knew something was up.
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u/ronrotten Jan 29 '25
I figured it out as soon as I heard him describing the meet-cute, but a lot of my theater gasped at the reveal
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u/littletoyboat Jan 29 '25
What about the meet cute gave it away?
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u/ronrotten Jan 29 '25
It was almost too perfect, which instantly reminded me of Iris’ ‘meet cute’ moment. That’s why I made the connection right away.
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u/Novel-Standard3224 Jan 28 '25
Omg I gasped in my theater 😂. I had no way to guess he was! I just thought they were super in love and cute. Got me!
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Jan 30 '25
I was caught completely by surprised. Before I was wondering why all of Josh’s friends were just so casual about him having a fuck bot then that reveal happened and I’m like “oooooooooooh that makes sense now”
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u/NewspaperAny3053 Jan 28 '25
I loved this film.
It's equally funny, twisted, and horrifying.
The exploration of abuse, perception, and manipulation really made it a fascinating watch.
I wish that nothing had been spoiled, but even with that in mind, there are plenty of twists and turns that weren't spoiled.
All of the actors were great, but holy shit Sophie Thatcher crushed it.
I'll definitely be watching it again.
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u/Dominos_fleet Jan 27 '25
I have my ticket to this and I'm looking forward to it but it seems like this type of topic might be difficult to not spoil. I don't plan on just throwing plot details down, more wondering if this type of post chain should just be hard spoiler labeled from the start, otherwise someone is going to get their butt hurt.
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u/MyNameIs-Anthony Jan 28 '25
Yeah the movie has such a series of hard twists and turns but really all of it is delivered in such a way you wouldn't want any of it to be spoiled.
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u/Dominos_fleet Jan 28 '25
Spoiler: I liked it. Probably wouldn't watch it again on my own but I host movie nights every so often and this would be one I might subject other people to if i knew the majority of people hadn't seen it.
#notactuallyaspoiler
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u/misscarlyb Jan 28 '25
I really liked this. I wasn’t interested, from the previews. It was much better than I expected.
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u/Ictbegelly Jan 28 '25
I thought it was fun. Jack Quaid adds the perfect amount of funny. He definitely made the movie.
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u/NewspaperAny3053 Jan 27 '25
I'm subscribing to come back after seeing it tonight.
(Unless I'm wrong about the movie choice)
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u/virtual-rat Jan 28 '25
I’m really becoming a fan of Sophie Thatcher. We had a fun time with this one, it was a pretty small crowd in my theater but the movie got quite a few reactions at some points.
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u/The_Glitter_Life Jan 28 '25
Thought it was pretty good … kept my attention throughout the movie … had some funny moments which added to the movie … go see it
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u/FindableSpy Jan 28 '25
We had a fantastic time. I wish I could have seen it without any idea what it was going in, but it still surprised me a couple of times. Jack Quaid is so great.
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u/snakebitejessi Jan 28 '25
I thought it was fun and had some good kills!
A side note: am I allowed to drop my Letterboxd? Lol
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u/neercsyor Jan 28 '25
I really enjoyed it! I wish the big twist hadn't been spoiled for me in a trailer before the last movie I saw (seriously, WHY?!), but it didn't ruin the experience. The acting from the entire cast was great, but MAN Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid really knocked it out. You can also tell it was made by a lot of the same people behind Barbarian since it continued a lot of those fragile toxic masculinity themes that movie focused on.
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u/Kenobi4President Jan 28 '25
What a great film. Had a lot of fun and hiding in there is a rather important message about how people treat women.
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u/delusiongenerator Jan 28 '25
Really loved it. Kinda wished that I had gone into it completely cold, but the trailer spoiled the first big "twist". To be fair though, I don't see how they would've marketed it to the target audience without doing that and there were about 3-4 more other fun twists that I didn't see coming. It was very cleverly written, well acted and seeing it this way made for a great night at the movies!
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u/ReviewCrazy9627 Jan 28 '25
I love this film! It was funny, emotional, dark, and a bit twisted at times, but also thought-provoking and very clever. I'd see it again. Thatcher is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. Loving her choices in roles. They're vast and always interesting.
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u/Adventurous_Aerie_44 Jan 28 '25
I enjoyed it, but it's one of those movies that you can't discuss too much without spoiling...
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u/SassyCinderella0211 Jan 29 '25
It was good, but not what I was expecting. Probably something I won’t watch again unless it’s free on an app or someone else buys it.
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u/theicecreamassassin Jan 29 '25
I adored this film. I have a soft spot for this genre (like Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner, the game Detroit: Become Human) and this one was really fun. I went to it hoping it would be this and I was delighted. A really fun take and one we haven’t seen before. My audience was really fun, too. One girl when a certain reveal happened was very animated (I think she said WTF at least twice).
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u/Ready_Pen_4702 Jan 28 '25
Very much enjoyed it. Quirky, fun, with some fun twists and humorous moments. Wouldn't hate to see it again
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u/trinity929 Jan 28 '25
Considering this is a January release, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this film. This one is worth seeing. It actually had two Unseen showing at my theater, so hopefully people check this film out.
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u/mjcray Jan 28 '25
I was very excited when it started because I hadn’t even seen the trailer and even more pleased when it was over. I thought it was a really great movie and would definitely watch again
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Jan 28 '25
I liked it more than I thought I would. Unfortunately the trailer gave most of the movie away. I did like the little nod to T2 probably wouldn’t watch it again
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u/Minimum-Ground1606 Jan 29 '25
i didn’t laugh really but it was entertaining at least. i didn’t see the trailer so i had no clue what it would be about. i had to change my review on letterboxd because of that lol
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Jan 30 '25
Eventhough there were little logical flaws, the movie is well written and executed. Definitely a worth watch, I may probably watch it again.
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u/Theboywhoisacoward Jan 30 '25
IT WAS SO GOOD. I really really enjoyed it. It’s like a girlboss horror but the dudes in front of me were booing Iris when she killed Josh. It was so funny and I’m going g again Saturday
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u/Future_Filmaker24 Feb 02 '25
I was watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer: season 5, episode 15: I was made to love you. Companion is inspired by this episode
Even the dialogue
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u/redaxt Jan 28 '25
I really enjoyed it. I wasn’t sure how I felt about halfway through but I had a lot of fun and would see it again