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Title: Automata (2014)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Antonio Banderas | ... | Jacq Vaucan | |
| Dylan McDermott | ... | Sean Wallace | |
| Melanie Griffith | ... | Duprè | |
| Birgitte Hjort Sørensen | ... | Rachel Vaucan | |
| Robert Forster | ... | Robert Bold | |
| Tim McInnerny | ... | Vernon Conway | |
| David Ryall | ... | Dominic Hawk | |
| Javier Bardem | ... | Blue Robot (voice) | |
| Boris Kabakchiev | ... | Boy #3 | |
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Lyubomir Neikov | ... | Poot |
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Krasimir Kutsurapov | ... | Palance |
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Anton Lamrev | ... | Unknown Boy |
| Geraldine Somerville | ... | Samantha | |
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Harry Anichkin | ... | Clift |
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Stanislav Pishtalov | ... | Lance |
2044. The climate change and a series of solar storms have turned in a desert the surface of the planet and annihilated to the 99.7 % of Earth's population, leaving alive 21 million people across the world in a single city covered by mechanical clouds (zeppelins anchored to the city) to make rain. Trying to rebuild the world again, a robot company named ROC Corporation create Automata Pilgrim 7000 with two security protocols: 1st, a robot cannot harm human beings, and 2nd, a robot cannot alter himself or another robot. But this situation changes when police officer Sean Wallace shoots and destroys a robot claiming that it was altering himself. With the company worried by the possible implications if the case were known by the people, insurance agent Jacq Vaucan is chosen to investigate the happened, while Vaucan tries to convince his boss, friend and brother-in-law Robert Bold to transfer him and his pregnant wife Rachel to the coast, with Bold accepting the request if Vaucan solves ... Written by Chockys
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Careful marketing goes into the release of a movie, and the descriptions given of the story carry an obvious air of Blade Runner, creating an interest in people like myself. Credit should be given where it is due, and the visual effects and production design in this film are excellent. There is even a persistent plausibility to the world as it is presented, until, that is, it falls to pieces.
For example; the world as it appears, is burning up, its oceans evaporating and people retreating into shelters of man-made walls and weather. Strangely, there is an abundance of paper as businesses are portrayed as operating close to the standards of the mid nineteen- nineties, complete with communicators similar to the original blackberry.
The plot becomes caught between telling the story of the protagonist, and telling the story behind what he has discovered. In this case, despite the believable acting of Antonio Banderas, characters and dialogue often fight to tell differing stories. Whole scenes are concocted to further the plot, while sacrificing any sense of plausibility. People take completely nonsensical actions, in order to stage a circumstance that ultimately loses any credibility as a result. The end picture is that the viewer can see the twists coming far before they are revealed, stripping them of any significant impact. Other characters are so demonstratively shallow that the viewer is likely to cringe whenever they are on film. Other characters will leave you mourning the fact they didn't get more screen time.
Final Verdict: A somewhat passable story, beautifully illustrated, but poorly assembled makes this a less than memorable experience.