Review of Ex Machina (2015) by Lu H — 01 Jan 2016

Brilliantly acted and constantly engaging. Smart, trippy, and never predictable. We need more original sci-fi like this!

This review of Ex Machina (2015) was written by Lu H on 01 Jan 2016.

Ex Machina has generally received very positive reviews.

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