Oscar Isaac and Alex Garland

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2015)

Oscar Isaac tops even his Golden-Globe nominated conflicted Cohen character performance in Inside Llewyn Davis. He is crisp, charming, alarming and aptly takes control of the movie in almost every moment.
Alex Garland for his part tackles his directorial debut with his best screenplay to date, an intelligent and refined intellectual intrigue in the tradition of the minimalist science-fiction genre, and with four fine actors that play off each other perfectly.
The setup, story and suspense are successful even if the climax denouement is missing a certain element of evolution and realism. Minor faults cannot weaken the strength of the perpetually powerful dialogues and decidedly perturbing thoughts about artificial intelligence and its implications. The characters are nuanced and noteworthy and the setting is that of natural and architectural beauty.
Oscar Isaac and Alex Garland are both to watch in the future at the Oscars and other awards.