Review of Ex Machina (2015) by Jeremyp — 25 Apr 2015
A mesmerizing, intelligent, visually stunning yet small movie. We start with the character of Nathan, a brilliant computer genius par excellence with the personality of a bouncer in an expensive whorehouse, which in fact he is, played brilliantly by Oscar Isaac. Imagine Einstein acting like Stalin. His creation, Ava, is adorable, if see through, and the movie toys with whether she's going to be superior or malleable. Caleb, computer programmer and like able geek, is Nathan's foil. Does he also turn out to be Ava's?
Rather than seek for higher ground it is content to flatten out as a tale of a power mad narcissist playing games for his own amusement, and paying the price when the servants revolt.
This review of Ex Machina (2015) was written by Jeremyp on 25 Apr 2015.
Ex Machina has generally received very positive reviews.
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