Nonureva Really Surprised!

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

mark-81350 A bargain bucket 'Ex Machina'. That is my review. I have to write more words.

K B This is a perfect example that exceptional movies can be made on a low budget and without an all-star Hollywood cast. No abundance of explosions or unnecessary splatter here either but the film remains thrilling and captivating throughout. I dare say the script is not completely original (but lets face it, what is completely new these days?) and it has strong connections with many gems of the genre. Some mentioned "blade runner", "ghost in the shell" is the first that comes to my mind. It is rather obvious to me that whoever directed this has studied the sci-fi anime genre thoroughly and adopted the style perfectly to the norms and limitations of a conventional acted film.The performances of the leading actors are exemplary and together with all the supporting roles and the rather modest movie settings, they create a very believable world where the viewer can immerse himself. All the parts come together very well and lift this film from potential mediocrity to the status of visual poetry.Productions such as these, both emotionally and philosophically engaging, renew my faith in the artistry of film-making. Congratulations are in order for the director James Caradog!

rdbuhr I very much enjoyed this. There's nothing particularly novel about the story line, which is a standard AI old chestnut about what happens when AIs start getting rambunctious. But the script is literate, the leads quite attractive (especially Dennis Lawson as a baddie), the direction sharp, and the photography brilliant, so it's all eminently watchable. Caity Lotz in particular is a revelation--she's great. Plus there's the fun wrinkle of watching the AI soldiers troop around, as it were, speaking their own language, wondering what they're saying (although as the film goes on it starts becoming clear). Predictable, but in a good way.

cavemould you either love it or you hate it, it seems. Half of the reviews put it up there with the likes of blade runners, while others call it, I quote, "the worst sci-fi movie ever". To be honest when I saw this movie got only 6 out of 10 stars I was a bit surprised. It captivated me all the way through to the end, if only the plot was a little slow moving and could have done with some of the scenes chopping out. However, it has a very "ghost in the shell" feel to it, especially the parts where the robot is being assembled and "born". The weak side of this movie is that the two of the three main characters are just so bland. The evil MOD guy gave more the impression of a smarmy over confident middle manager than a ruthless sadist, which is essentially what he was supposed to be, and the main character, the scientist, went through the whole movie portraying the full gamut of emotions from passive indifference to stoic indifference. The acting of the robot / Eva character was good enough. The music, special effects and setting were all perfectly adequate, some reviews complained about them, but I thought they were perfectly acceptable. The only thing I didn't like was the armour piercing bullets bouncing off of what was essentially a rubber surface layer without leaving any marks. They should have at least messed up the appearance of the robot, but been able to regenerate over time or something.I can't say this is a terrible sci-fi movie because it explores some interesting concepts in AI and projects a fascinating potential future world scenario as well, and I bothered to watch it all the way through. If only the actors had put more into their roles, and a few extra scenes had established character bonds, such as between the father and daughter, and also between the scientist and the robot life he created, the story arc and finale would have been so much better.For that reason alone, this movie gets a 7/10 instead of 9/10.