Review of Transcendence (2014) by Becs D — 18 Sep 2016

Was the concept well-executed? No. Were there numerous glaring plot holes? Absolutely.

Regardless, this movie doesn't deserve nearly as much hate as it's been getting. When you push aside some of the more obnoxious science fiction tropes and campy visual effects you are left with an overall entertaining movie. I've seen several reviews trying to oversimplify the film as some sort of a preachy, Al Gorian, Luddite warning against the dangers of over-ambition and reliance on technology. If you bother to even scrape the self-healing nanobot-ridden surface and put on your big-boy literary analysis pants you'll find a quaint little neo-greek tragedy lush with old testament allegory.