God is dead

Rating: 6/10 (15 May 2015)

Alcoholic Google ... ooops, search engine creator invites wannabe genius to test his robot and see if it can pass for real.
I've read a bit about the Turing test, so this seemed to fit the bill of serious sci-fi where people try to adapt to new technology. The opening sequence is great story telling, and the drama that follows is pretty good, with twists and deceptions all the way.
The photography is amazing, and the director does some beautiful things with perspective and lighting and mirrors. And the acting is good. Plus a surreally smooth stabbing.
The problem I had with it is slack pace and tension. I did look at my watch a few times.
Is this about AI, or the successful completion of an elaborate programme? Sadly, Benedict Cumberbatch killed himself in The Imitation Game, so we might never know.
Maybe Her is better sci-fi, because it addresses the singularity.