Review of Morgan (2016) by George A — 06 Sep 2016

With all its faults, and there are plenty, I thought Morgan was OK. There is no depth, the ending is given away just a few minutes into the movie, they never instill any doubt that the ending will be anything else, and there is no character development.

In other AI movies there is something under the top layer. Even the decent ones have layers that peel themselves back and reveal deeper meaning. Morgan is superficial and won't have you thinking about possibilities or the future. It'll just end.

I was still somewhat entertained watching Morgan progress, and with a bit more development and thought, could have been a very good movie. Anya Taylor-Joy is climbing the Hollywood food chain pretty quickly. Between her efforts in The Witch and now Morgan, I'd say she's going to keep moving up. I'm also a big Kate Mara fan. She and the supporting actors made up a well cast group of actors who could have stood out so much if they had more to work with. Even though they aren't major players, their talents were wasted on this undeveloped story.

Morgan is worth seeing on a movie channel down the road. Don't expect much, but if you like a minimally thrilling thriller, this is a good choice.