Companion is about a guy who has a robot as a companion and things go off the rails when she reaches one hundred percent intelligence. The film stars Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillen, and Rupert Friend.

I thought Companion was an interesting movie. It is considered a horror movie, a horror psychological thriller to be more accurate. While watching it, the film did not feel very horror esq. It seemed more like a demented romance thriller comedy. As that, I thought Companion did its job. The marketing was very elusive for the film especially when it came to the tone and genre which I think probably worked in its favor. One twist of the film is the fact that Iris, played by Sophie Thatcher, is a robot. That is not a spoiler because that was in the marketing. I do wish that part was kept a surprise. In the movie, it was not revealed until a little later.

The cast does a solid job. Sophie Thatcher really stands out as Iris and Jack Quad does an equally good job as Josh. The relationship between the two is interesting and both actors do a good job at portraying the complexity of that relationship. The movie has some good twists throughout.

The movie does a good job going between genres. One moment it plays as a romance and the next it is a psychological thriller. It does a good job with the comedy as well. The change in music is a key component to the comedy of the movie. It is also on the shorter end clocking in a little under one hundred minutes whereas most movies nowadays clock in at two hours on average which works in its favor as well.

The premise itself is interesting, especially as there have been advancements in technology and artificial intelligence. Even though the movie is fiction, some aspects do not feel that implausible. That could be where the horror is supposed to stem from.

One other thing that is interesting is the fact that Companion is considered a Valentine’s Day movie albeit a very twisted one and that it is not set on Valentine’s Day. The film was released a week before the other two Valentine movies; horror slasher film Heart Eyes and assassin verse brother film Love Hurts. All three have love as a central theme and are all fairly bloody. Guess Hollywood wanted to switch it up for Valentine’s Day this year. In fact, there has not been a romantic comedy released at all recently in theaters. The fourth Bridget Jones will be released on Peacock and the Hallmark channel has their usual romantic movies.

Companion is a solid and unique movie that blurs the line between genres. It has a stellar cast enhanced by the leads and has several cool twists.