Directed by:
Grant SputoreScreenplay:
Michael Lloyd GreenCinematography:
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Shortly after humanity’s extinction, in a high-tech bunker deep beneath the earth’s surface, a robot named Mother commences her protocol. Designed to repopulate the earth with humans born from test-tube embryos, Mother raises a baby girl to become an intelligent, compassionate teenager (Clara Rugaard). But the arrival of a wounded woman (Hilary Swank) at the bunker door soon casts doubt on Mother’s account of the earth’s fate and threatens the unique bond between Mother and her “daughter.” (Sundance Film Festival)
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Predictable drivel without an idea, which not only did not impress me with anything, but also made no sense. This whole outline of what happened on the planet is too superficial, the droids are total NPCs, the plot doesn't really go anywhere, and the ending is just too stupid to be believable. An extra star for the pretty lead actress, but otherwise it's rubbish.
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Netflix delivers an Australian post-apocalyptic sci-fi film with robots in the style of Ex Machina and it's a more than enjoyable spectacle that carries a hidden message and demands plenty of attention to the details. Humanity has been destroyed and we follow a robot inside a ship that uses an embryo to create a little girl who is supposed to be a new beginning, but things get complicated when an uninvited guest arrives at the ship. Pleasantly intimate, superbly acted, with a chilling atmosphere that benefits from the viewer's uncertainty of who to trust, and believe me, you won’t know how the film will end until the last moment. I also liked the unexpected twists and turns and the suspense, so a pleasant surprise for me. 70%
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Netflix’s been bombarding its audience with sci-fi pieces, and I’m really glad that there is someone who’s not afraid to produce films no one else would dare to. Even though this particular one is a rather intimate piece, both in the terms of story and actors. I consider it enjoyable, even though watching it once is enough. But as it’s a small-scale sci-fi, I wouldn’t expect anything more.
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I liked the idea with the destruction of mankind. The mother seemed especially empathetic and had exemplary skills as a caregiver. The middle of the film drags a little, Swank is terribly unpleasant and her daughter often behaves illogically, but it picks up again in the last half-hour. The effects look pretty good too. Textbook Asimov served up in a rather weak form.
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