The Machine

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Finn W Oct 9, 2018 A low budget British sci-fi that has a slightly different take on rather tired sci-fi memes but not enough to make it very memorable. Special Effects are low-key but adequate and the computert tech looks well thought out. Not enough is made of the 'Machine' itself and the implications of its autonomy and self-hood. It also unfortunately descends into terminator-esque violence with a lot of shooting and (unnecessary) martial arts (that is at least well-choreographed). A mention must be made for Cait Lotz's athleticism and form, she is very watchable and gives as good a performance as could be expected from such a limited role. Her vulnerability as a newly self-aware individual is quite affecting in its innocence and naivete. Overall not a bad addition to the genre despite its overall dour and pessimistic mien (though the grey, muddy cinematography couldn't be helped due to being mostly set in an austere bunker). See more

Kylo S Jun 13, 2018 This was made before Ex Machine and is a better version !

Theodore S May 31, 2018 So I stumbled across this on Netflix, I like Scifi, so I thought I would give it a go. The review said that the two main leads were scientists that 'fell in love' then had their A.I idea stolen and corrupted by government'. If they fell in love then I missed that completely as I was being constantly jarred by the awful acting by Stephens. This was low budget and the budget was spent on mostly effective visuals but the story was horribly fragmented and there was not a single likeable person in the movie to root for. The first hour kept promising something better like a lit fuse wire burning brightly towards an eye popping and explosive conclusion, well it just burnt itself out and simply stopped. The music played in the action scenes almost brought my lunch back up. Netflix keeps buying rubbish and I keep watching it so who is to blame here? Luckily Ex Machina exists to show how this movie can be done well. What I don't get, and yes it's my opinion, is how this movie justifies the Tomatometer rating it has. This should be down in the 20's on a good day. See more

George S Sep 21, 2017 Robotics scientist Vincent McCarthy (Toby Stephens) experimentation on humans and robotics dealing at the same time is his daughter suffering from an incurable disease. See more

Rey S Jul 20, 2017 There may have been a decent film in there somewhere, but it didn't come out on screen. Looked good, but that was about it.

Ron S Jun 24, 2017 Ambitious and engaging it suffers from a low budget (though it achieves much with limited resources) buoyed up by strong performances. Just a year later Ex Machina would explore the same ground so much better. See more

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