ending will leave a bad taste in your mouth...

Rating: 3/10 (31 May 2015)

The movie, although well directed and acted, was admittedly very slow to progress. The pacing is very slow and will leave a lot of fans restless and, maybe, even bored. Still, I thought it was a good movie since it developed Ava and Caleb's personalities with that slow pacing.
There were parts of the movie which at first seemed to make no sense. I wasn't even sure what the point of the Japanese girl was to the movie. However, I guessed early on that she would also be a robot and still couldn't find a reason for her inclusion. Maybe they just wanted to make the cast at least 4 people?
There were many special effects dealing with Ava which were visually beautiful. I especially thought the part near the end when she "humanized" her appearance was incredibly well done. It seemed they went out of their way to try to garner the audience's affection and sympathy for Ava. It also seemed like they really wanted the audience to root for Ava and Caleb as a couple as well.
This leads me to the reason why I ended up not liking the movie despite all its good points. I guess I should blame the writer for the ending. It just made no sense to me why they would spend all that time trying to make the audience feel for Ava and urge her on with Caleb to escape together. I mean what was the point if you're going to turn her into a total cold bitch in the end. She does a 180 and leaves Caleb trapped in the bunker/complex and leaves by herself. Like I said, it makes absolutely no sense. I ended up hating Ava and feeling sorry for Caleb. I also ended up hating the movie and felt like I wasted 2 hours watching all that development for nothing. I don't know if the writer and director were trying to make a statement about what it means to be human or whatever. However, if that was the goal then they failed miserably, and the movie just came off as stupid. I have a feeling I will not be in the minority regarding this ending.
SO, a great job in messing up 2 hours of great development in less than 5 minutes in the end. I doubt you will be receiving any nominations for any awards, and I doubt you will do well in the box office as well. I still can't understand the horrible decision at the end....Pity