Physically, Jeff is played by a combination of puppetry and a performer in a suit (to get the gangly, Frankenstein-like gait), then refined with CGI to give his face expressive micro-movements. Jeff looks like a metallic scarecrow. He has a clear dome for a head, revealing a gyroscopic core that spins when he thinks.
The story follows Finch Weinberg (Tom Hanks), a roboticist and one of the last surviving humans on Earth. A catastrophic solar flare has destroyed the ozone layer, turning the planet into a blazing desert by day and a frozen wasteland by night. UV radiation is lethal; stepping outside without full protective gear means death within seconds. finch film
Recommendation: Watch it with your family (and your dog). Physically, Jeff is played by a combination of
In an era of "content," Finch is a movie. It is a tight, 115-minute character study that asks you to sit with uncomfortable truths: we all die, we all want to be loved, and the best we can hope for is to leave behind someone (or something) that will be kind to our dog. The story follows Finch Weinberg (Tom Hanks), a
Finch is not a hero. He was a coward before the apocalypse. He tells Jeff a story about a time he saw a man drowning in a river and did nothing. He has lived with that shame. Jeff becomes his second chance to save someone.