The film begins as Caleb Smith, a young programmer, wins a prize which grants him a visit to the facility of prestigious CEO Nathan Bateman. Once arriving, Caleb learns that he is expected to take part in a Turing Test to evaluate Nathan's humanoid robot called Ava. As Caleb becomes increasingly enthralled by Ava, she proves to be more capable and intelligent than either man could have ever imagined.
The positives of this film outweighed the negatives significantly, and overall I really enjoyed Ex Machina. I found it to have a very unique storyline that I haven't seen in any other movies before, and the fact that it's Alex Graland's directorial debut is pretty impressive. Another positive aspect of Ex Machina is the fact that it has an extremely limited cast, but still manages to pull off a very compelling and engaging plot involving only these few actors. In fact, there are only three actors in the entire movie with speaking roles, and all of them did a respectable job portraying their individual characters. Another element that I regarded as a plus for this movie is its very clean-cut plot with no offshooting stories that can all too often weigh a film down. Ex Machina cuts right to the chase, expending all of its time and energy into the main plot. The last element that I liked about this movie is the fact that the questions and topics that it brings up can directly be applied to our modern world in regards to technical innovations. I found it to be a thought-provoking film that is all too real in regards to the future of society.
Regarding the negative elements of Ex Machina, I would say I have two main issues with it. The first is that it is somewhat of a slow movie in that nothing major really goes down throughout its almost two hour run time. I'm not saying that it's a boring movie; on the contrary, the plot was actually very intriguing to me and held my interest. It's just that the scenes were slow, the setting never changed, and aside from the three main actors nobody new was introduced to the film. You'll know what I mean if you go see Ex Machina. I didn't find it dull to watch but it just had an odd lethargic feel to it. The other negative part of this movie is its unrealistic elements. I can't say too much here without revealing spoilers, but my issues lie with the fragility and power source for Nathan's robots.
All in all, Ex Machina was a very interesting, unique, and enjoyable movie to watch for me personally. I would recommend going to see it, whether at your local theater or later when its released on DVD. It's not only an engaging movie but also raises some interesting questions that will make you think about the modern world that we all live in today.
Rating: R
Genre: Science fiction/thriller
Run Time: 108 minutes
Release Date: April 24, 2015
My Rating: ★★★★☆
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