So while it’s easy to imagine The Circle seeming dusty within years, it does start as a rather convincing snapshot of the digital age we’re now surfing. The techno-thriller is a sub-genre that’s been placed on the back burner in recent years, film-makers becoming gradually aware that a) focusing a film on technological innovation will make it feel like a relic all too fast and b) watching someone type is really, really dull. Its charismatic co-founder Eamon (Tom Hanks) soon takes a shine to Mae and her profile within The Circle becomes stratospheric but with the help of a mysterious colleague (John Boyega), she starts to worry about the damaging implications.
She aces it and finds her life immediately transformed, working within an innovative corporation that aims to further blur the lines between our private and public lives. A surprise call from friend Annie (Karen Gillan) results in an interview to join her at powerful internet company The Circle. Watson stars as Mae, a bored twentysomething living at home, stuck in a job that fails to engage her and uninterested in progressing a flirtatious rapport with childhood friend Mercer (Boyhood’s Ellar Coltrane).
But, premiering within the Tribeca film festival just two days before release, there’s a reason why upstart distributor STX has been so coy about unleashing what seems like a prestige title upon us: The Circle is all juicy potential and precious little else.
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