Dr Will Caster saw the world as place where God could exist. Developing a computer system which could work in the same way as the human brain.
This is probably going to be one of the most difficult films (in recent times) to write a review on as the film is rather strange and in the end does not seem to actually have a massive point. I mean maybe I missed something as I was nodding off at the cinema watching this one, which happens never. But I guess I had a long day.
It’s strange though when Johnny Depp will pull in a lot of people for this one and he spends most of the film as a computer face and his voice over the top. Which is a bit of a shame as it has been quite a long time since he was on the big screen. So basically Will Caster mentions that the world could have a god and PIMM what he was working on was going in this direction.
I am afraid some of the detail in this review may seem a little bit vague but I did find the film way too clever for itself in the end. It was trying to do too much and I don’t think it actually understood itself in the end. Let alone the audience. It’s not like we haven’t really seen similar types of Sci-Fi films before we have seen similar concepts.
Personally Rebecca Hall being in the lead role didn’t help it either, I am not her biggest fan and this backs up even more why I don’t particularly like her. I don’t think she is a good enough actresses to keep an audience engaged in this type of film, so a very poor casting choice in that sense. Anything with Morgan Freeman in and does not have him on-screen very much has missed a trick, the same with Cillian Murphy who was not used very much either.
I guess it was trying to show what could happen to the world with technology and computers but in the end I didn’t really care what happened. A good film makes you want to know exactly what was going to happen and your guessing. How has everyone else found this one?
I’ve seen two long trailers and already feel like I’ve seen the most of the movie. I probably won’t be rushing out to see it any time soon but might catch it on Netflix when it’s out.
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Yeah I wouldn’t recommend rushing to see this one. Your right about the trailers, not much really happens around those unfortunately as it could have been really good with the ideas they have in it.
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Thanks Caz. It’s a shame when they reveal too much in the promotional material. Interesting concept, but sounds a bit wasted.
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So many ideas and so many ambitions, yet, it has no idea what to do with any of them by the tail-end. Good review Caz.
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A couple of days later and I am still confused by it to be honest. Just doesn’t seem to make any sense at all.
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it really didn’t make sense!! a lot of explanation was needed!!!
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I’ve heard mixed things about this one Caz. I’m in no hurry to see it to be honest but i would watch it if it was on Netflix
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Yeah I wouldn’t recommend rushing to see it. I didn’t massively fancy it but thought I would give it a go to see what I made of it . . . and it turns out not much.
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