Alex Garland write and directs a nice contained science
fiction thriller about a billionaire who flies in a young programmer to his
isolated resort lab to test his newest creation, a female android to see if it
has artificial intelligence. Oscar Isaac plays the billionaire and Domhnall
Gleeson is the programmer. What I loved about this film was the dialogue from
these two extreme intellects. The psychological tension builds with great
skill. Alicia Vikander, the android, is also quite good. While I recommend this
film for its dramatic work and the gorgeous art design I don’t wish to
overpraise it. The ending is good but I wanted it to be so much better,
especially when everything up to that point was so great. Also there were some
twists and turns that I saw coming. Still this is the kind of “smart” science
fiction that I miss seeing in cinema so if you want to celebrate that kind
of work, you must see this wonderful almost-masterpiece. Grade: A-
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