Ex Machina REVIEW by @KillFillM on Instagram

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2015)

**LITTLE TO NO SPOILERS** .
EX MACHINA .
Written and Directed Alex Garland .
I got to see this last night and I got to walk into it not having a clue what it's about. Well if you haven't seen it, I wouldn't want to spoil anything because it is best experienced knowing nothing, so in short....a man (Doomhnall Gleeson) wins an opportunity to meet and test an AI created by a drunk genius (Oscar Isaac). .
Ex Machina is Alex Garland's first film and it is so great. Its a very tense film. Subtle tension, that builds throughout the film so much that by the end when any of these characters are even in the same room together it's unsettling. Oscar Isaac is definitely the best part of this film. His character is definitely the best developed, but also really funny and just steals every scene. Alicia Vikander who played Ava, the AI, played a robot phenomenally. Every tiny facial and body movement and the way she talked made a perfect robot...or human...AI thing. Doomhnall Gleeson, I hate to nitpick, but we didn't learn much at all about his character....and the one scene we were told some backstory I think was supposed to be a sad moment were you feel bad for him....but I just didn't. It wasn't much to take away from the movie, because this movie was SOO good. Every "AI session" was so awesome to watch. The finale was completely unpredictable and so amazing. I do think Doomhnall Gleeson's character could've been a little more interesting and have more depth, I.stead of just being this guy in a terrible situation. It also was slow paced at times. As I said I knew nothing about this movie prior, including the runtime. It felt longer than it was, because when I got out the theater I thought it was close to a 3hr movie, but it was actually under two hours. All that said, Ex Machina is still a really great, original and tense sci-fi film and its probably my 2nd favorite this year. .
Ex Machina gets an: A- .
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