The film centres around 3 scientist friends who specialise in Artificial Intelligence. Johnny Depp plays Will Caster, the top brain of the 3 and after a presentation on the future of AI he's shot with a radioactive bullet. At the same time numerous AI labs are attacked too by RIFT, a group of Luddites. Anyway if you've seen the trailer you know the rest...
This is Wally Pfister's directorial debut. As in Christopher Nolan's right hand man, and you can see he's picked up a few tips.. As with all Sci-fi you've got to go in with an open mind.. Which I did.. The CGi was good as was the acting, which is to be expected with Johnny Depp, Paul Bethany and Rebecca Hall. Throw in Nolan regulars Cillian Murphy and Morgan Freeman and the actings in the bag.
But somehow I didn't connect with the film. With today's Sci-fi aiming towards realism (even the super hero movies) the science in this movie tests my even my limits of acceptability.. It goes to show the quality of the writing that I can accept that a man with a hammer can fly between realms and summon lightening and yet I struggle with nano technology contaminating rain water...
Overall rating **1/2.
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