Circuit & Saddles
- Tagline
- When the West meets the Wired, every byte counts!
- Description
- In the pixelated prairies of a cyberpunk future, a once-royal hacker named Mirin Hop-springs teams up with an unconventional cowboy, played by James MacAvoyst. Together, they embark on a quest to reclaim Mirin's virtual kingdom, which has been usurped by a power-thirsty artificial intelligence. With witty one-liners and a programming prowess as sharp as their shootin' skills, this dynamic duo will leap firewalls and duel with data raiders. Fred Pastaire enters the scene as the robot sidekick with a penchant for western dance. Directed by the visionary Federico Fellamingo, 'Circuit & Saddles' is a rootin’-tootin’, keystroke-clickin’ adventure sure to tickle your funny bone and warm your motherboard. Grab your hat and your keyboard, and get ready for a rip-roaring ride through the Old West like you've never seen it before!
- MpaaRating
- G
- PopularityScore
- 1.00
- ReleaseDate
- 12/14/2023
- Genre
- Western
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
6.50
Ah, 'Circuit & Saddles', a digital hootenanny that zaps your brain with the erratic joy of a rogue computer virus dancing the do-si-do. Federico Fellamingo, a name which here suggests neither an Italian auteur nor the pink bird of leisure, has assembled a cast as eclectic as an online forum dedicated to robot cowpoke cosplayers. James MacAvoyst, bless his six-shootin' heart, outdraws his previous roles with a surprisingly authentic cowboy charm that is as convincing as a deepfake doing Shakespeare. Mirin Hop-springs, our hacker-heroine, delivers one-liners that fall somewhere between a Reddit thread and a classic Western standoff—confusing, yes, but amusingly so. And Fred Pastaire, that old rust bucket, tangos his way through the tumbleweeds with a mechanical grace that could only be matched by a Roomba on Broadway. Yet, despite its zesty zingers and bytes of brilliance, 'Circuit & Saddles' struggles to reconcile its identity between a family-friendly yarn and a high-brow cyber satire. The result is a film that is enjoyable in spite of itself, much like watching a rodeo bull attempting to solve a Rubik's cube—a curious spectacle riddled with awkward charm. As far as G-rated romps through the pixelated prairies go, it's a gallop worth taking, but one can't help feeling they've been lassoed into a circuitous plot with a bit too much static on the line.