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2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI. His latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest. Especially as he has a goal that must be hidden... Read all2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI. His latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest. Especially as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs.2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI. His latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest. Especially as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs.
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First the good. Slow burning but not too slow, good cinematography, decent acting. The robots J1 and J2 are excellent. Character development in the first 2/3rd's is good. The last 3rd let's it down, the shock ending is anything but a shock and simply burns the first parts down. I think the Toby Jones scene finished it for me in retrospect. Nothing to do with his performance which is great work as always, but it demonstrates the lack of closure the film winds up at by pulling the same tired twist as other, better works.
Hint. When being interviewed about your tripe filled film that ends with a tried and tested one, don't tell us you burned all the usual tropes in your search for originality.
A pity, as the emotional nuances provided by the bots ARE really good, it deserved a more eloquent ending to match the set up, which is done well. A solid 7.5.
When I started watching this I had no idea what to expect and early only I suspected it may develop in similar ways to 'Ex Machina', which I really enjoyed... it didn't but I still enjoyed it more so for being original. The story develops in interesting ways and ultimately delivers an ending that was a complete surprise. I liked how the film is ostensibly about robots but in reality is more about the human condition and coping with the death of a loved one. The cast is solid; most obviously Theo James as George and Stacy Martin as J3/Jules... in most scenes these are the only two characters. The effects used are impressive without being distracting. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to fans of science fiction looking for something that makes you think.
There is tension there are questions ... and there are themes that some might have resolved otherwise. But it does make sense overall. And while you could question everything in the end, you could also just take it with a grain of salt. And just accept that some things, possible in reality or not, just make sense in the overall world of the movie. So it is coherent and well thought of, but even that does not mean you will like it
Did you know
- TriviaA few times during the movie reference is made to a Black Mesa research facility. Black Mesa is the name of the facility at which Gordon Freeman works in the Half-Life series of video games.
- GoofsThe risk assessor who meets with and is seated with Almore, chugs the remainder of his cocktail and sets it down. He gets up to leave in a separate shot, and about 3/4 of an inch of his cocktail is back in the glass. The two gentlemen speak a while, and in a separate edited take, the glass is then again empty.
- Quotes
George Almore: You sleep last night?
J3: Yes. I've been dreaming a lot. Last night I... Well I don't know if I'm dreaming or remembering. Dreams do that, don't they?
- ConnectionsFeatures Snow-White (1933)
- SoundtracksFunny How Time Slips Away
(1961)
Words and music by Willie Nelson
Performed by Willie Nelson
Courtesy of Liberty Records (Universal Music)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $139,593
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $52,642
- Jul 12, 2020
- Gross worldwide
- $243,279
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1