You don't need to make reference to the "M" word to find fault in this film. You don't even have to chastise it for not using state-of-the-art effects.
You can, however, berate this movie for being completely hollow. Once you know it's about a computer game which mimics reality, you can be pretty sure it's going to feature some sort of "hey, is this real or part of the game?" shenanigans. But who could have predicted that's ALL the film would offer?
I glanced at my watch just the the main characters were starting to play the game. "Finally," I thought, "we're just getting started!". The film was 2/3 of the way through. All I had to look forward to was 30 minutes of "Hey, is this real or part of the game?"
tHanK gOd mY oWn eXistenZ iZ mOre enTerTaininG
You can, however, berate this movie for being completely hollow. Once you know it's about a computer game which mimics reality, you can be pretty sure it's going to feature some sort of "hey, is this real or part of the game?" shenanigans. But who could have predicted that's ALL the film would offer?
I glanced at my watch just the the main characters were starting to play the game. "Finally," I thought, "we're just getting started!". The film was 2/3 of the way through. All I had to look forward to was 30 minutes of "Hey, is this real or part of the game?"
tHanK gOd mY oWn eXistenZ iZ mOre enTerTaininG