Ex Machina - an intelligent (feminist!) movie for everyone

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 2015)

Scoped the flick Ex Machina in the U.K. last night (don't think it's gone wide in the U.S. yet)
While the trailer's I've seen make it look like a popcorn flick about a sexy female robot, it is anything but - as in one well directed, intelligently researched and written story with a killer ending that I'm still pondering over (along with the overall concept and food for thought tidbits scattered throughout the duration of the movie).
Oscar Isaac's character is attractive and intriguing in equal measure, as are those of Alicia Vikander and Domhnall Gleeson. While Vikander initially provides the eye (and mind) candy, her acting talents and those of Mr Gleeson soar under the hands of an undisputed directing master that is Alex Garland.
If Scott Rudin produces a film (he exec produced this one) it's definitely going to be good. And Ex Machina is no exception.
To say Ex Machina is a feminist movie, or at least one that is food for thought on the future of mankind and AI, would be closer to the truth.
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