Visually beautiful but flawed at the core

Rating: 3/10 (25 July 2015)

Sure, the movie is beautiful in its execution. The screenplay is mostly paced well. The actors do try their best to justify the script. The female lead seems more human than robot at times, but that can be chalked up to technological advancement.
But, the stunning visuals and intriguing premise do not draw attention away from the flawed execution of this film. In summation, a self- aware robot kills her creator in the quest for freedom. Who hasn't seen this sort of a plot being played out before? Sure the character-building process tries to humanize the robot. But, in the end, a machine is what a machine does. Contradicting the basic laws of robotics, the robot and her robot accomplice (whom she manipulates) stabs their creator, imprisons her "love interest" - a young programmer, she had seduced to get her freedom and goes out and "experiences" the world. And that's supposed to make viewers sympathize with her criminal actions.
This could have played out in so many wonderful ways. It sure did start off well.
But, the ending is twisted. I wonder how and why the 7.9 rating is justified. Or maybe I need to put morality aside and watch this again.