Kimi is a fictional version of Alexa and ZoĆ« Kravitz plays a tech worker whose job is to listen to errors from the app and correct them. One day, she hears a disturbing recording and sets out to discover the misdeed behind it. Since she’s also agoraphobic, her drive to uncover the truth causes additional stress, compounded with the fact that someone doesn’t want the information divulged. Director Steven Soderbergh has crafted a tight little film that spends the first hour setting up the drama (all in her apartment) before the a mildly tense final act. The paranoia of modern tech, coupled with the lingering effects of the COVID lockdown make it easier to ignore some of the plot machinations that rely on unlikely connections. The soundtrack is reminiscent of Hitchcock thrillers, but this easily-digested little drama doesn’t match up to Hitchcock’s level of anxiety. 
(3 / 5)
