Overall, this film is worth watching. Hence my IMDB rating:
I rated Ex Machina (2015) 6/10 #IMDb http://t.co/bNRyhFshWl
— Ian Parish (@iparish) January 22, 2015
As ever, you should see this guide to my ratings.
Firstly I think I should point that there are certain elements of this film that don’t ring true. The single person who invented the world’s most used search engine is also a stunning engineer able to create wonderful human looking androids along with inventing a new medium for the processor which also happens to be AI capable. This is not how I suspect it will be done. However, let’s get over that.
First thing: the house was lovely, a wonderful creation, I hope it’s mostly real.
Second thing: Ava looked awesome, really impressive graphics and design, very organic.
Now, the story line. This was generally good although I was reminded a lot of Blade Runner as it progressed. My mind kept going back to the voice of Gaff shouting:
It’s too bad she won’t live! But then again, who does?
The story told us to be wary of recluse like figures who are really intelligent. They will use you to fulfil their own aims. Then, towards then end there was a switcheroo which was nice. I liked the manipulation in this film. I liked the simplicity of the sets and the wonderful scenery, although there were random cuts of foliage to remind you we were in the wilderness [which creates quite a few logistical issues for me].
Overall, at times this film may have seemed slow but I think that’s a reflection on modern film making where action is the requirement rather than making people think. This is worth a watch.