What if you had a few months to live on this planet we call “Earth”, and the only option you had was to look at shifting to an alien planet, where we could start over? But there’s a catch; the only way to do that would be to leave behind what you value the most.

Directed by Garth Davis, who had some heavy projects to boast like “Lion”, “Mary Magdalene”, and “Tron 3”, takes a bold approach in dissecting a couple and their pursuit to survive in a doomed earth all while holding on to the past which cannot be easily given up in this Sci-Fi Drama called “Foe”.

After critically acclaimed hits given by both the front runners, Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan, team up to take the viewers on a journey within the depths of the relationship of a young couple who are vexed between the past and the gasp to plummet to the future.

Junior (Played by Paul Mescal) and Henrietta (Played by Saoirse Ronan) are a young couple who married right after high school. In a ravaged world heading towards doom and destruction, this young couple find themselves clinging onto an ancestral property left by Junior’s forefathers. But, hidden deep within that history is a murky marriage, where we are introduced to Henrietta, sobbing in the shower, reminiscing forgotten happiness.

The young couple are then introduced to a stranger who pays an untimely visit, offering them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the impossible. Hesitantly, they begin their quest to prepare for the future, but at a cost. The scheme offered required Junior to explore the vastness of space while leaving Henrietta alone back on Earth.

As the days go by, the couple start noticing changes between them after the stranger pays them a visit. Henrietta sees Junior as more inviting and understanding, while Junior starts feeling the prospect of leaving Henrietta was not what he wanted. Although these moments were written to be relatively slow and tedious for the viewer, the boring little details are a tether for the viewers.

Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan execute their roles with innocence and conviction as we pull the layers of decay in their relationship. As the stranger puts Junior through a series of psychological tests, we realise what they both want individually and how their approach to marriage has stunted them individually. But more was in store for them as the clock ticked away before Junior’s imminent departure.

Junior starts noticing that the stranger and Henrietta are spending more time, and as paranoia sinks in, Junior finds out that when he leaves Earth, another biological clone of him, built with the help of AI, will replace him to accompany Henrietta. The movie’s second half picks up the pace as Junior spins out of control, trying to avoid his departure.

As we reach the climax, we meet with an imminent future that could befall humanity when we ponder the possibility of AI replacing humans. Garth Davis, just like his other projects, is an expert at weaving a dialogue that will keep us thinking after the end credits.

Although a slow-burner, Foe manages to convince you of the possibility of where humanity is headed and what the repercussions are if we lose our beloved home.