A beautiful woman named Ria wakes up, gets dressed and wakes up her husband Jack with a coffee, ready for their day together, as she does every morning.
Except....
Every day Jack is a different person. And Ria is the star of the biggest reality TV show on the planet.
I checked this one out on a whim and I wasn't entirely sure what I was expecting. I have to admit, it didn't go quite the way I thought it would.
R.I.A takes a while to set things up as we go through one day after another with Ria being the "perfect wife" in a way that's either creepy or tragic - maybe a little of both.
The first twist is blatantly obvious but then all of a sudden things get darker in a way I was not expecting.
R.I.A has only a handful of locations and a small cast but manages to achieve something interesting. Instead of dodgy CGI we get unease and tension. It helps that Jess Impiazi's performance as Ria is way, way better than you'd expect and is backed up by a solid cast.
If I have any criticisms, it would be the ending which is jarring.
To sum up: R.I.A is worth checking out if you like Sci-fi that isn't about spaceships and beasties.
And since I loved this song on the soundtrack, here it is:
Imogen Blue - You make me wonder
