Ex-Machina is stylish and visually polished piece of work with dazzling performances

Rating: 8/10 (15 May 2015)

Now this movie is one of a hell of its kind. The trailer was alluring that it should have been your watchlist for this year. Ex-Machina does well in grabbing your attention right from the beginning till the end and that is the beauty of the powerful script.
A advance programmer is selected by an eccentric genius to perform classical turing test of artificial intelligence on a humanoid robot, AVA. If the test passes, it will be the first break-through in the history of AI.
First time director, Alex Garland , who has been a novelist of several critically acclaimed films like 28 Days Later and The Beach , is also credited as a writer for this film. The debutant director will surprise you with a flawless script which is tight and crispy and will keep you at bay. The direction is impeccable and strives for excellence in each scene. The movie rolls out with a slow and steady pace unraveling the mystery as you go deep inside the story. It does raise the question of right and wrong for a humanoid robot who is progrmmatically embedded to think like a human being. The movie is shot at the exotic locations capturing the minute details of beautiful landscape of Norway. Art direction is spellbinding. Background score is soothing. Performances by the leads- Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac and Alicia Vikander is enriching and applauding.
Ex-Machina is stylish and visually polished piece of work with dazzling performances. Excellent 4.5/5
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