Ex Machina

Very simple story, very rich dialogue. It uses only 7 interviews to demonstrate what is the Turin test. Wonderful.

A totally engrossing film from start to finish with superb performances from Gleeson, Isaac, and Vikander (what great movie is she not in these days?) With a taunt tale with lies and mysteries around every corner, this is a film that will entertain and have you mulling over the state of our tech saturated world for days to come. Brilliant!

The goal of making AIs more "human" is an interesting one. When it comes to humanity's less desirable qualities - greed, deception, betrayal - are we assuming we will always have the safety net of being the ones in control? The inventor in the film makes causal references to discarded prototypes and the promise of the new and improved - at what point, if...

It's amazing how far technology is going to take us. If it's this good looking, well helloooo! But seriously, if we are as smart as we are then I'm sure we are our own worst enemy. Thought provoking is what I call this movie. Because we can, should we? Computers that smart and sexy should be like a chrome espresso maker that knows exactly how I like my...

Nothing (and no one) is as it quite seems in this outstanding sci fi. And Alex Garland drops enough hints along the way to make this very clear from the get go, however it's never enough to give away the major plot changes. I thoroughly enjoyed the sinister feel of this film, and the way the exchanges between the three main characters became increasingly...

Ex Machina So he looks like that guy from ‘New Girl’ with a beard but actually he’s Blue from ’Sucker Punch’, & does a fantastic job acting in this film. Much like most AI movies, this was reminiscent of ‘A.I.’, ‘Her’ yet had great moments of 'iRobot', ‘Blade Runner’, Automata’, ‘Lawnmower Man’ and ‘Jobs’. Hard to believe it didn’t do well in the box...

Channeling Frankenstein, meets A.I., and Blade Runner, by way of Robert ‘father of the atomic bomb’ Oppenheimer, Ex Machina is my first hands-down 5 star movie of the NZIFF. The best cerebal sci-fi experience since Moon, Alex Garland proves he’s more than just the writer of The Beach and 28 Days Later – he’s a fine visual stylist too. His directorial debut...

I had high hopes, being an Alex Garland fan, but also a sense of trepidation, having seen The Beach. It was brilliant. As you'd expect from Garland, it's tense, unnerving and creepy, with the viewer unsuspectingly drawn in to the task of performing the Turing test.

Wow. The distributors have made a mistake by not showing this movie in New Zealand. What were they thinking? I was fortunate to see it on a flight to Los Angeles. I have not been drawn so far into a story this well done, for a long time. The script is tight and believable. The actors are so well cast they are able to develop the story with flawless...

I saw this film on pre-release 2 months ago. It is VERY clever, artistically interesting, visually gorgeous, edge of the seat thrilling, and rife with arguments that you can have with friends for weeks afterwards. One of the best sci fi films I've seen in years. So quite naturally, the distributors are yet to confirm a release date in NZ, despite 90%+...