Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Transfer" is a German movie from 2010, so this one is already 7 years old now. It was directed by Damir Lukacevic and he is also one of the writers who worked on this movie. The most known names from the cast of this 90-minute film are probably Rehberg, Andree, Kurtulus and Hain. This is the story of an old married couple with the wife becoming terminally ill. Luckily for them, they find out about the opportunity of transferring one's soul into the bodies of other human beings and they agree to take that path because it is the only option for them to stay together. The two minds are transferred into the young and healthy bodies of two African refugees which somehow makes this film also more relevant in the face of the current political situation here in Germany. But the original souls of the refugees do not only get financial security for their families in exchange, they also get 4 hours each day during which they are again allowed to control their bodies.As a consequence of this, the protagonists start an inner battle with themselves at times. There are several important subjects handled in here aside from the question of moral. These would be suicide/murder, pregnancy, rich vs. poor, cultural differences, sex and love of course as well. This is definitely a very stylized film and the physical appearances of Hain's and Kurtulus' characters are the perfect example. but this should not mean that this film does not have any good story-telling or depth. Yes it can be said that not all of the drama and conflict is working as well as the filmmakers intended it to, but I still found it a really relevant and interesting watch. It is definitely underseen and my praise for this film is probably even more impressive as I am generally not too big on the Sci-Fi genre at all, especially when it comes to German films from this genre. I have seen quite a few and the vast majority wasn't any good at all. This is the exception that confirms the rule. Thumbs up and I recommend checking it out. Not a perfect film by any means, but good characters and a good story make it worth seeing and if you like the genre more than I do, you may actually end up really loving it. Don't miss out.

maliapac Thank you Netflix. Damir Lukacevic is for me surprisingly unknown director and writer of the film (and I'm coming from Croatia)."Transfer" is a great movie with a wonderful story with wonderful social criticism, black and white racism, corporation exploitation, cultural differences and exploitation of the poor people. Storyline is the main quality of this movie, direction is surprisingly good; only acting performances could be better. Nevertheless, comparison with "Gattaca", "Blade Runner" or SF canon "Dune" is inevitable. Is it morally OK to transfer one's consciousness, and can we talk then about preservation of humanity or its final perversion? Do we have the right to play with nature in such way? "Transfer" is one of the best SF movies I watched in recent years. Hopefully, Hollywood filmmakers will learn from this masterful piece of storytelling.

Avid Climber Transfer is a slow movie that will gently pick you up and make you face reality. It's all about life eternal, what we humans are ready to do, what can technology bring us, to what extent should we embrace it, and how much control do we have over our future.The technology itself is totally bogus, but that is extremely easy to ignore. Once the situation is set, conflicts arise. You never know exactly where you're going to end up, and the screen writer make sure you get what you need to keep your eye riveted to the show.The disappointments are few. A bit slow, not a lot of action, and subtitled. That's about it.See if if you're ready for an unconventional romance set in a sterilized view of the future.

Dostoyevski Jones This was an excellent transhumanist sci-fi venture. For the most part subtle, controlled performances by the four protagonists. The cold, sterile tone throughout is fitting given the ethically and racially charged content. It might be tempting for some reviewers to dismiss the race issues in the film as a status quo 'bad rich whites exploit minorities' trope, but the nuanced emotional turmoil portrayed by the leads is enough to discount this claim. It's not just a movie about the evils of capitalism and modern slavery; it's about mortality, cowardice, sacrifice, empathy and love. Other reviews have also made comparisons to Gattica, but as a hard-sci-fi nerd, I have to say that this movie made Gattica look like a cheap, chintzy romance. My only qualm was that one of the supporting cast plays a somewhat hokey character, but this slightly off-kilter performance is negligible. I rate the film 8/10 because in its own way, Transfer was nearly as good as the best sci-fi movies in recent memory. Granted, it doesn't have the aesthetically thrilling special effects -not to mention the warm, fuzzy nostalgic franchise value- of J. J. Abrams' Star Trek, nor the romance of Another Earth, nor the starry glamour of Melancholia, nor the gritty horror of Looper... but Transfer does things differently and in the end, the low-budget realism of this movie takes the effect of a slowly burrowing sort of psychological foreboding more akin to Primer. What it lacks in action, it makes up for in philosophy. Of course, it's not a 10/10 dynamite classic of Blade Runner-esque or, say, The Empire Strikes Back calibre, but it is good.Poster: http://extreme-down.com/uploads/posts/2012- 01/1325797360_transfer-french-dvdrip.jpg