'Turn Me On' Review | Romance in a Brave New World
A couple (Bel Powley, Nick Robinson) stops taking the drug that makes them complacent in their dystopian society.
Turn Me On includes a question heard repeatedly throughout the film: "Are you content?" This is the robotic greeting spouted by every controlled member of a repressive dystopian society fashioned after Brave New World. The characters take their daily "vitamin," just like Aldous Huxley's "soma," which pacifies the masses into a constant state of orderly submission. You can imagine what happens when our daring protagonist couple stops taking the drug and regains their pulse. Turn Me On is utterly predictable in this regard. There are scant surprises here, but you will have a positive answer to the film's constant refrain. Good character development and infectious lead chemistry make it a worthwhile watch and leave you more than merely content.
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