Not horrible, just overreaching, full of holes and implausibility

Rating: 5/10 (24 March 2018)

As I was stuck in LA and had some time to kill before I had to pick someone up from the airport, and this was the only movie who's showing time that would work for my schedule, I thought, "what the hell?" Beats sitting At the airport.
With that choice in hindsight, particularly because apparently in downtown Los Angeles a matinee costs $17.50 to see, I probably should've skipped it. I definitely won't watch it again.
I can tolerate moderately sized plot holes in a film if the entertainment value is high enough. This flic doesn't quite cook the dinner in that respect. That said, the few scenes that were compelling were quite so, and came close to making a zero sum gain.
The acting was excellent, which is of course hugely important, and the visuals are impeccable and riveting. That for me though just does not alone a good movie make. And certainly not for 18 damn dollars plus $16 for parking.
The biggest problem with this movie is that they're trying to make a point....or are they? The science is so garbled, and the holes so gaping that one can't be sure this is symbolic or just a romp narrative. There is another reviewer here that said something about the destruction of self in order to change for the better. I think that's it. It didn't occur to me before, even though I was thinking about it a lot, so cheers to the better thinker for figuring this out. I couldn't.
I'd say wait for on demand or something, but if you want to avail yourself of the movie's strong suits, the big screen is best.