A nail-biting sequel to Her

Rating: 9/10 (31 August 2015)

Ex Machina is an excellent science-fiction movie. This is a thought- provoking piece on AI, nature & nurture, and feelings. According to the Trivia section, the author pictured the future as if it could happen in 10min from now. Ex-Machina definitely makes you wonder whether we will soon be surrounded by advanced robots or even whether AI technology can come to a point where we cannot tell humans from machines. Besides the topic of AI that will fuel your post-movie conversations for sure, Ex Machina is worth watching for its best-in-class actors. Alicia Vikander plays the moving Ava with a disarming sensitivity. A star is born! The set is also astonishing. I'm curious to know where this closed- door thriller was shot. The brief glances at the surrounding nature and mountains are breath-taking. Finally, Ex Machina is just worth watching for the short dance scene between Nathan, the scientist and his Japanese assistant to the sound of "Get down Saturday night" that may become as iconic as the one in Pulp Fiction... "F*cking unreal!"