Review of The Machine

The Machine (I) (2013)
4/10
Pretty average on all points
12 April 2014
Warning: Spoilers
MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS! I saw the poster for this movie which had tag-line comparing it to Blade Runner. Since BR is my very favorite movie I decided that even if this is not as good (not that I believed it would be) that it would probably be worth watching. I expected a decent film, in worst case something along the lines of the new "Total Recall" (quite OK if you don't compare it to the original) and in better case something like "Strange Days". Guess what? It is much much worse. And I mean REALLY much. It is not even pretty decent or entertaining movie that you will forget in a week. It is BORING and you will remember it because you allowed yourself to be fooled by false advertising.

The overall atmosphere of the film is pretty OK, dark as it should be but altogether it looks pretty cheap. Most of the movie was shot in a hangar or some huge hall. The effects are pretty OK, they didn't overdo it, I really hate these new movies that are all CGI and no content. This is a plus point. But that's about it.

The characters are cliché, the main character (scientist) is unbelievable and totally cliché, his daughter is sick and he wants to make an implant to help her but is working on military project which should use the implant for perfect soldier? Seen million times. Deus ex machina. Nothing original. The girl (machine) is pretty well acted and has nice face and body so it is pretty believable.

Script is the film's weakest point. It is totally linear, nothing unexpected happens. From start to end, I expected something to happen, but nothing out of cliché.

Music is definitely influenced by Blade Runner but i much much worse, like something out of the eighties (synths).

This is on level with TV movies, but comparing it to BLADE RUNNER is pretty damn rude! If you are not sure about this movie - don't waste your time. Total cliché, unoriginal, poor script and cheap scenery make it a complete waste of time.

I give it 4 just for effort and not overdoing CGIs.

Stay away, not worth your time.
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