Her

For anyone who's loved their electronic devices more than people comes a movie about them. It's simply called Her. It's the first film solely written and directed by Spike Jonze.

Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) is at the lowest point of his life. His marriage to Catherine (Rooney Mara) is ending and he'll be on his own. One day, he makes the acquaintance of Samantha (Scarlet Johansson). Samantha is unlike any woman he's ever met. Especially since she's small enough to fit in his pocket.

Samantha is not a person in the conventional sense, but an artificially-intelligent operating system. She's there on his computer and phone. She talks to him like any person would another. And that's just fine with Theodore. But as time goes on, Theodore wonders if that's a decent substitution for actual human contact.

Joaquin Phoenix perfectly plays Theodore as an awkwardly reluctant man. He admits to himself that he's not good with close relationships. He wants to commit but doesn't know how to. And yet with Samantha, he finds himself much better as a person. His narrative arc is a compelling one from the beginning.

Production Designer K.K. Barrett creates a rather colorful, eerie metropolis that takes the viewer so long to recognize as L.A. in the future. You know it's the future even if it doesn't scream future. About the only thing vastly different is the video games; Jonze himself voices a foul-mouthed game character who's also artificially-intelligent. Meanwhile, costume designer Casey Storm provides Theodore with a wardrobe to match his surroundings.

Her is an unconventional love story. But you'll be invested in it just the same as if both lovers were flesh-and-blood. It might just get you to not take your electronics for granted.