Opinión de zacherysdevers

Hotel Reverie is a frustrating low point in Black Mirror's legacy, marred by lifeless performances and a plot that aims high but barely clears the ground. Issa Rae and Awkwafina-both of whom have been polarizing in past roles-deliver performances here that only reinforce the criticism they frequently receive. Rae, as Brandy Friday, is wooden and unconvincing, unable to carry the emotional weight the script desperately leans on. Her delivery lacks nuance, and her chemistry with the other characters-especially the AI-generated Clara-is nonexistent. As for Awkwafina, her appearance as the tech company rep is grating at best. Her attempts at quirky comedic timing fall flat in a story that already struggles tonally.

The concept itself-a Hollywood actress reliving a classic film inside a hyper-realistic virtual simulation-had potential. In theory, it's a clever commentary on AI, digital identity, and the commodification of memory. In practice, it's convoluted, slow, and hollow. The story doesn't know whether it wants to be a love story, a tech warning, or a meta-industry satire, so it ends up failing at all three. There are long stretches of dialogue that go nowhere, stakes that feel manufactured, and a twist ending that's more eye-roll than gut punch.

Visually, it's competent-but nothing memorable. The noir aesthetic is fine, but nothing we haven't seen done better in dozens of other shows and films. And emotionally? It's empty. There's no tension, no resonance, just a poorly paced script filled with overwritten sentimentality that the lead actors can't sell.

Black Mirror is capable of brilliance, but "Hotel Reverie" feels more like a half-baked student film than an episode of one of television's smartest anthologies. Forgettable, forced, and frustratingly dull.