Review of Who Am I

Initial Thought: I've heard of this awhile back, but wasn't sure if I was interested or not. Then it was briefly at my theater for a film festival. I missed out on it. Ever since then I have heard really positive feedback about it. It's said to be the Fight Club of hacker movies. So I shall finally check this one out.

Characters/Acting: Two actors here played briefly in Unfinished Business and I easily recognized them in that. Honestly they are the only two I recognize here. Nearly everyone else is new to me or I don't recall their faces. Some of the masks here are really unique and fun like MrX. The acting is quite good with some truly interesting characters.

Story: Hackers recruit a computer whiz to join in their cause to be world renown hackers. I like the way they show the interactions in the darknet with a visual setting rather than just words on a screen. There are a few moments where characters speak in English, but it's mostly in German with subtitles. The twist is really good. It kind of reminded me of Hackers, Identity, and of course the inspired Fight Club. The ending was one of the best I have seen for awhile.

Directing/Writing: I have not seen any of Baran bo Odar's previous work. He not only directs but co-writes as well. The other writer is Jantje Friese whom I'm also unfamiliar with. These two need to do more stuff like this or even in general. Their minds are just fantastic.

Final Thought: This really keeps you on the edge of your seat. You keep wondering what will happen next and how it will all go down. The Germans really know how to do it. This was quite a brilliant movie. You have to work your brain and you still have fun throughout it. If you like hacking movies with badass twists don't skip this one. I highly recommend it. You won't regret it.