I am become death, destroyer of the worlds

Rating: 9/10 (15 July 2015)

Ex Machina is probably one of the best movies out of 2015. It's a smartly crafted movie that never lagged for me. It was very suspenseful, and also kept you guessing. The cast is small, but fantastic. Strong performances all around, though if I had to pick a favourite I would choose Domhnall Gleeson. The visual effects are also really cool. Loved the look of the AI's, and they actually looked real. The story itself is a little simplistic in nature. The idea of examining "What makes us human" isn't a new concept, but it's executed really well in this movie. There were a couple things that I expected to happen (and did), but overall I was never really sure where the movie was headed. There's apparently a lot of people who didn't like the ending. But I actually thought it stayed true to what the film was. The only thing I really didn't care for was the random dance scene. It just didn't really add anything to the film and seemed kind of silly and out of place. As for content advisory, there is full frontal female nudity. There is also a scene where one of the characters cuts himself and he bleeds over the sink. There is also another bloody scene which is pretty spoiler-y. Those are the only scenes that I remember that could be jarring for some viewers.