The Kings Magic Coat

Rating: 3/10 (14 May 2015)

When I was young I was told the fable of the Kings magic coat. If you are unfamiliar it is basically the story of a crafty tailor who told the king he had made him an invisible 'magic' coat. It was resplendent but could not be seen by fools. Not wishing to appear a fool the king agreed it was indeed a superb coat as did all his subjects. Onto Ex Machina. After reading the reviews I indeed must be a fool as I did not see it as 'Cerebral' or thought provoking as I had not long ago seen 'The Machine' I gave a mark of 3 for the superb CGI effects but zero for all else. This is a film to be endured not engaged by to my mind, but I urge people to see The Machine and then make their own judgements. The implausibility of an alcoholic fitness freak (an oxymoron if ever there was one), locked away in a remote 'cabin' with an endless supply of Vodka and a robot mistress, just too much to accept. To cap it all the robot was named Eva in both films !!