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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistBrian FarvourThe PlaylistBrian FarvourFor decades, cryonics were believed to be the key to immortality, with mind transfer pioneers such as Ray Kurzweil eventually leading the charge in a different direction, but as ChatGPT becomes as commonplace as a text message and the path to computer-based divinity continues to shorten at a shocking rate, films such as this become even more vital.
- 80Time OutTime OutThe issues are so profound, in fact, with such implications for the human existence, a single film could hardly scratch the surface. Yet Eternal You is a very good way to start digging.
- 80The Irish TimesTara BradyThe Irish TimesTara Brady“If you had the chance to talk to someone that died, that you love, would you take it?” asks Christi Angel in this apprehensive documentary portrait of dead-raising digital capitalism.
- 78The Daily BeastNick SchagerThe Daily BeastNick SchagerWhat they have to say, and what’s depicted here, won’t make anyone feel more optimistic about our looming undead-avatar futures.
- 74Paste MagazineJacob OllerPaste MagazineJacob OllerA counterpoint documentary to its festival companion Love Machina, Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck’s Eternal You observes the burgeoning industry around techno-spiritualism with wry skepticism.
- 63Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithThe film approaches a new tech frontier with an objective, responsibly apprehensive, eye.
- 60Screen DailyNikki BaughanScreen DailyNikki BaughanEternal You acts like a modern day Wizard Of Oz as it lifts the curtain on the intricate processes of bringing the dead to life.