Not a bad effort

Rating: 7/10 (16 May 2015)

Obviously this film has a ZEITGEIST aspect and is a novelty within the present development of the digital age. None of the content is not widely known so the impact of the film is not as earthshaking as lets say 2001 A Space Odyssey was. Never the less it was a good effort at exposing some of the AI processes and their attenuated relations with the soft bodied human species. As far as film making goes it was a very classy and somewhat graphically over clean production. I quite like that sort of approach but I can see how it detracts from the content of the film in regards to its "HUMANISM" dilemma. If you are already living in a sterile surrounding then it is not unimaginable to behave even more "ROBOT" like. This is all however quite irrelevant to the overall theme of the film. Will this film become a cult classic. I do not think it deserves it but it surely is worth advocating that people see it for themselves and do not let critics sway their opinions. Did it educate me in any new way? NO! Emphatically not. Did the antagonist deserve his comeuppence? Definitely not. Was this the area of the script which made me feel that this film failed? YES! The stark contrast of creator come bad guy was overblown and quite unrealistic. The approach taken by the director was to walk a fine line between science fact and fiction and still entertain the masses. Maybe a more defined approach tending to the fiction side may have proved more rewarding? A lot of effort was put into this film for sure and the girl acted her part very convincingly. That part of the script was quite successful in my opinion and she was obviously chosen to fulfill the cute aspect of feminism. Geeks love chicks like her. The role of the Protagonist male was a weird selection of a casting decision. I just felt that this guy was never in his role. That may have to do with the script but I think a lot had to do with the actors lack of acting experience and in a role like this it was mandatory. A casting failure for sure. Location was great but again within the context, slightly clichéd. Did I enjoy the film? A little but I did watch it thru which I do not for a lot of others. I usually end up fast forwarding and dumping many films. The reason was that I was hoping to be given a new take on this subject matter or even a seriously twerked plot reversal or something but it never happened. Overall I did not mind it and I surely suggest that people check it out for themselves preferably online as paying for it in a theatre may irritate a lot of people. PS If he does a sequel he should dump the sterility aspect. It was too clean and clichéd. Deeper plot development would also be advised